This council declared a climate emergency on Jan. 22, 2019.
“The Carbon Neutral Cornwall programme is a commitment to our future, a promise to work towards becoming carbon neutral by 2030, ensuring that Cornwall plays its part in restricting global warming to 1.50C. ”
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 | Cornwall Council (Unitary) | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 69% | 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
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 Cornwall Council (Unitary) 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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North Devon Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 77% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 75% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 73% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
These councils are the most similar to Cornwall Council (Unitary) 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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Devon County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Staffordshire County Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 82% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
South Holland District Council | 81% | No | No target | No |
Norfolk County Council | 81% | No | 2030 | No |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 81% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 80% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Plymouth City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Torridge District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
West Devon Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Teignbridge District Council | 83% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Torbay Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cornwall Council (Unitary) 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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King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 4, 2020 |
Boston Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Isle of Wight Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 89% | Yes | No target | No |
Ceredigion County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Gwynedd County Council | 87% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Cornwall Council (Unitary) 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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South Lakeland District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
South Holland District Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
East Devon District Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | No |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 96% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
East Lindsey District Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | No |
North Devon Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 94% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Craven District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Cornwall Council (Unitary). Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/cornwall-council-unitary/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].