This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 24, 2019.
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This council’s climate plans as of 20th September 2021 were assessed and scored by trained Climate Emergency UK volunteers, as part of the Council Climate Plan Scorecards project.
Section | West Lothian Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 43% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications | ||
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets | ||
Section 6 Co-benefits | ||
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion | ||
Section 8 Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 Ecological emergency |
Local authorities in Scotland are required to publish yearly data on their compliance with their climate change duties – including the emissions reduction projects they are undertaking.
Total 2019 emissions
per person
per km2
Commercial
Domestic
Industry
Public Sector
Transport
Data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy “subset dataset”, representing carbon dioxide emissions within the scope of influence of local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to West Lothian Council in terms of emissions profile, deprivation, rural/urban population density, and geographical nearness. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Midlothian Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 82% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 80% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Fife Council | 80% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 76% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 76% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Lothian Council in terms of their emissions profile, based on the latest data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2038 | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 86% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 85% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 84% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with West Lothian Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Falkirk Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 94% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 88% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to West Lothian Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in high deprivation, medium deprivation, and low deprivation neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Flintshire County Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Falkirk Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Westminster City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 92% | No | 2030 | No |
East Suffolk Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Bedford Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Lothian Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in urban, rural, and highly rural neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Chelmsford City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | No | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: West Lothian Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/west-lothian-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].