This council declared a climate emergency on July 2, 2019.
“Denbighshire County Council declared a Climate Change and Ecological Emergency in July 2019. In response and by the 31st March 2030 the Council aims to become a: Net Carbon Zero Council and a Ecologically Positive Council.”
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 | Denbighshire County Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 47% | 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
Public Sector
Commercial
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 Denbighshire 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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Shropshire Council - Unitary | 80% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 80% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 77% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Copeland Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Lancaster City Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 76% | Yes | 2050 | No |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 76% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Durham County Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Denbighshire 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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West Oxfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Gwynedd County Council | 87% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
East Lothian Council | 86% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 86% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 81% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 81% | No | No target | No |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 80% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Flintshire County Council | 95% | Yes | No target | No |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 88% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
Halton Borough Council | 86% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Denbighshire 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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Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Norfolk County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | No |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Allerdale Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Breckland District Council | 91% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Rother District Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Dover District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 4, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 89% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Denbighshire 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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Broadland District Council | 97% | No | 2050 | No |
Cumbria County Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
East Lothian Council | 94% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Northumberland Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
North West Leicestershire District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 92% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 91% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Denbighshire County Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/denbighshire-county-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].