We don’t think this council has declared a climate emergency – let us know if it has!
“This will be a new reference point for our own journey towards being a ‘net zero’ organisation by 2045”
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 | Argyll and Bute Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 35% | 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
Domestic
Transport
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 Argyll and Bute 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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The Highland Council | 82% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
East Ayrshire Council | 77% | No | 2030 | No |
Perth and Kinross Council | 75% | No | 2045 | No |
Gwynedd County Council | 75% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 74% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Cumbria County Council | 74% | Yes | 2050 | No |
South Lakeland District Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
East Lothian Council | 72% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 72% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Argyll and Bute 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 | 85% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Angus Council | 83% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Gwynedd County Council | 83% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 79% | No | 2045 | No |
North Norfolk District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
South Lakeland District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
East Lindsey District Council | 78% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
The Highland Council | 77% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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North Ayrshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 89% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 89% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 87% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 86% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
South Ayrshire Council | 86% | No | 2045 | No |
Glasgow City Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 85% | Yes | 2045 | No |
East Ayrshire Council | 84% | No | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Argyll and Bute 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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The Highland Council | 98% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 94% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Falkirk Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Argyll and Bute 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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Hambleton District Council | 98% | No | 2034 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
North Norfolk District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
West Devon Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Powys County Council | 90% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Richmondshire District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Argyll and Bute Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/argyll-and-bute-council/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].