This council declared a climate emergency on March 5, 2019.
“Carlisle City Council is committed to reducing carbon emissions, both as an organisation and as the Local Planning Authority and resolves to go further than the UK100 Agreement and to act in line with the scientific consensus that we must reduce emissions to net zero by 2030, and therefore commits to: Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’ that requires urgent action. Make the Council’s activities net-zero carbon 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 | Carlisle City Council | Average district council |
|---|---|---|
| Total score | 54% | 43% |
| Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
| Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
| Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
| Section 4 Community, engagement and communications | ||
| Section 5 · Top performer 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
Agriculture
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 Carlisle City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Ayrshire Council | 81% | No | 2045 | No |
| Scarborough Borough Council | 81% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
| Midlothian Council | 80% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
| Wyre Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| North of Tyne Combined Authority | 76% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
| Cumbria County Council | 76% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Angus Council | 76% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 75% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
| East Staffordshire Borough Council | 75% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
| Cheshire West and Chester Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Carlisle City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 75% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
| Cumbria County Council | 75% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| North Norfolk District Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
| Rother District Council | 75% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 74% | No | 2045 | No |
| East Lindsey District Council | 73% | Yes | 2040 | No |
| Argyll and Bute Council | 71% | Yes | 2045 | No |
| Richmondshire District Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
| Cheshire West and Chester Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
| Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
| Allerdale Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
| Cumbria County Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Scottish Borders Council | 88% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
| South Lakeland District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
| Northumberland Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
| Copeland Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| Midlothian Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
| Lancaster City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
| Durham County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Carlisle City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumbria County Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| South Ayrshire Council | 98% | No | 2045 | No |
| Ashford Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Newark and Sherwood District Council | 96% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
| Sedgemoor District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
| Wrexham County Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
| Lincolnshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
| East Suffolk Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
| Bassetlaw District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
| Northumberland Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Carlisle City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
| Mole Valley District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
| Midlothian Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 95% | No | 2045 | No |
| Worcestershire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
| Swale Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
| Rugby Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Carlisle City Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Carlisle City Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/carlisle-city-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].