This council declared a climate emergency on June 4, 2019.
“On the 4th June 2019 the Council formally declared a climate emergency as a Notice of Motion, with full support from all political parties. As a result of this, Caerphilly County Borough Council has committed to being net 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 | Caerphilly County Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 31% | 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
Transport
Industry
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 Caerphilly 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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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Wyre Forest District Council | 82% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 79% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 78% | No | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Cannock Chase District Council | 78% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 76% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Caerphilly 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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Pendle Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
South Ribble Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 91% | Yes | No target | No |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Maldon District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
East Suffolk Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Cardiff Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 97% | No | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Devon County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Newport City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
These councils are the most similar to Caerphilly 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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Ashfield District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Swale Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 90% | Yes | No target | No |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Fenland District Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
Torbay Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Durham County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Medway Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | April 25, 2019 |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Caerphilly 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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North East Combined Authority | 98% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 95% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Gedling Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 20, 2019 |
Brentwood Borough Council | 94% | No | 2040 | No |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Colchester Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Caerphilly County Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/caerphilly-county-borough-council/ [Accessed 6 Jun 2023].