This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 5, 2019.
We couldn’t find any climate pledges from this council. If you’ve found one, let us know!
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.
Angus Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | Angus Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 0% | 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 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Transport
Domestic
Industry
Agriculture
Commercial
Public Sector
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 Angus 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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South Ayrshire Council | 84% | No | 2045 | No |
Fife Council | 80% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 80% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Northumberland Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 79% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
East Lothian Council | 79% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 77% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Cumbria County Council | 76% | Yes | 2050 | No |
The Highland Council | 76% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Angus 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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East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 90% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
South Ayrshire Council | 90% | No | 2045 | No |
West Lindsey District Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Gwynedd County Council | 84% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Northumberland Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
North Norfolk District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 82% | Yes | 2045 | No |
North Yorkshire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Stirling Council | 81% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
East Lindsey District Council | 81% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Dundee City Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Fife Council | 92% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 91% | No | 2045 | No |
Aberdeen City Council | 88% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Perth and Kinross Council | 88% | No | 2045 | No |
East Lothian Council | 88% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
The Moray Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 86% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Angus 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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Wychavon District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Essex County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Malvern Hills District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 94% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Angus 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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Somerset West and Taunton Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Mendip District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Derry City and Strabane District Council | 92% | Yes | 2045 | June 27, 2019 |
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
Melton Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 90% | No | 2045 | No |
Test Valley Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | Sept. 9, 2019 |
Angus Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Angus Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/angus-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].