This council declared a climate emergency on March 5, 2020.
“Ceredigion councillors have supported a motion to make Ceredigion County Council a net zero carbon local authority by 2030.”
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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 | Ceredigion County Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 34% | 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
Agriculture
Industry
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 Ceredigion 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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Powys County Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 76% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
West Devon Borough Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Torridge District Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Eden District Council | 68% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 66% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 66% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Herefordshire Council | 63% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Ceredigion 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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Powys County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 82% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 79% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | 66% | No | 2030 | May 2, 2020 |
West Devon Borough Council | 66% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Torridge District Council | 64% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Eden District Council | 61% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Craven District Council | 60% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Carmarthenshire County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 89% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Powys County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Gwynedd County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 84% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 82% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Ceredigion 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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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 94% | Yes | No target | No |
Ryedale District Council | 94% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
South Holland District Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
West Devon Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Gwynedd County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Ceredigion 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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Mid Ulster District Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 89% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Eden District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | 88% | No | 2030 | May 2, 2020 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 87% | No | 2045 | No |
The Highland Council | 87% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 84% | No | 2045 | No |
Ryedale District Council | 84% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 82% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Ceredigion County Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Ceredigion County Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/ceredigion-county-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].