This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 20, 2019.
“Following an impassioned debate, Members unanimously resolved to declare a climate emergency and committed to become a net zero carbon local authority 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 | Carmarthenshire County Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 32% | 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
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 Carmarthenshire County 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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Herefordshire Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Torridge District Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 73% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
West Devon Borough Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Ceredigion County Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 71% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Denbighshire County Council | 69% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Carmarthenshire County 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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Scottish Borders Council | 92% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Craven District Council | 80% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Northumberland Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 76% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 76% | No | 2030 | No |
Aberdeenshire Council | 73% | No | 2045 | No |
The Highland Council | 72% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 69% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
---|---|---|---|---|
Swansea City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Ceredigion County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 92% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Powys County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
North Devon Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Carmarthenshire County 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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Torridge District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 4, 2020 |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 91% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 90% | Yes | No target | No |
West Devon Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Ceredigion County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Isle of Wight Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Ryedale District Council | 84% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Carmarthenshire County 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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Wiltshire Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | Sept. 9, 2019 |
Norfolk County Council | 92% | No | 2030 | No |
North Yorkshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Rother District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 91% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Breckland District Council | 91% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Melton Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Carmarthenshire County Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/carmarthenshire-county-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].