This council declared a climate emergency on May 9, 2019.
“Following the Council’s declaration of a climate emergency in 2019, we have developed a decarbonisation plan to show the route to becoming a net zero 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 | Conwy County Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 6% | 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
Transport
Domestic
Commercial
Industry
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 Conwy 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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Staffordshire County Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Denbighshire County Council | 80% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 79% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 78% | Yes | 2032 | No |
South Ayrshire Council | 78% | No | 2045 | No |
Lancaster City Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 77% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Devon County Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Conwy 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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Harborough District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 87% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 87% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Wealden District Council | 85% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 83% | No | No target | No |
Warwickshire County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Denbighshire County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Gwynedd County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Flintshire County Council | 89% | Yes | No target | No |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Wirral Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 83% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Powys County Council | 83% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Conwy 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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North Devon Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Rother District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Norfolk County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | No |
Ashford Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
South Somerset District Council | 94% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
South Ayrshire Council | 93% | No | 2045 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Conwy 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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Leicestershire County Council | 98% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 97% | No | 2050 | No |
Wyre Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 97% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
North Ayrshire Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
West Northamptonshire Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Dover District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Conwy County Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/conwy-county-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].