This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 26, 2019.
“Wiltshire Council acknowledged a climate emergency in February 2019 and committed to becoming carbon neutral as an organisation by 2030. We are investing money to achieve this and are fully committed. We will also support Wiltshire to work towards becoming carbon neutral by 2030.”
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 | Wiltshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 81% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 · Top performer 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 · Top performer Ecological emergency |
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 Wiltshire 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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Test Valley Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 80% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 79% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 77% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 77% | No | No target | No |
Gloucestershire County Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 76% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 75% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 75% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wiltshire 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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Cambridgeshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority | 90% | Yes | 2050 | No |
South Norfolk District Council | 87% | No | No target | No |
Test Valley Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 84% | No | No target | No |
North Kesteven District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 82% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 82% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
These councils grographically border or overlap with Wiltshire Council. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Swindon Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Test Valley Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | 91% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 91% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 90% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 89% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
West Berkshire Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wiltshire 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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Selby District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 97% | No | 2040 | No |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
East Devon District Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 95% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
South Norfolk District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Wiltshire 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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Dorset Council | 94% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | Sept. 9, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Sedgemoor District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Norfolk County Council | 90% | No | 2030 | No |
Monmouthshire County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Rother District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
Devon County Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2022). Climate Action Plan Explorer: Wiltshire Council. Available at: http://data.climateemergency.uk/councils/wiltshire-council/ [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].