This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 28, 2020.
“We support Welsh Government’s ambition for the Welsh public sector to be carbon neutral by 2030, and this plan sets out how we intend to deliver on this ambition over the next ten years.”
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 | Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 17% | 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 |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Domestic
Industry
Transport
Commercial
Public Sector
Agriculture
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 Blaenau Gwent County Borough 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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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 85% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 74% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 72% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 72% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 72% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 71% | Yes | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Blaenau Gwent County Borough 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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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Fife Council | 80% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | No |
South Ribble Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 78% | No | No target | No |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 76% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 76% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 76% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Fenland District Council | 75% | No | No target | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Caerphilly County Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 97% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Cardiff Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Newport City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
These councils are the most similar to Blaenau Gwent County Borough 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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Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 9, 2019 |
Ards and North Down Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | Feb. 27, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 86% | No | No target | No |
Tendring District Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
East Lindsey District Council | 82% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Thanet District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 79% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Blaenau Gwent County Borough 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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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Newport City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 96% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 96% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Thurrock Council | 95% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
City of York Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 94% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/blaenau-gwent-county-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].