We don’t think this council has declared a climate emergency – let us know if it has!
“Agree to join the UK100 and endorse their Net Zero Local Leadership Pledge, which would commit the Council to the aim of reducingthe council’s carbonemissions to Net Zero by 2030.”
“Work with our residents and businesses to bring our wider communities’ emissions in line with Net Zero as soon as possible (and by 2045 at the latest).”
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 | East Ayrshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 35% | 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 |
Local authorities in Scotland are required to publish yearly data on their compliance with their climate change duties – including the emissions reduction projects they are undertaking.
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 East Ayrshire 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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Northumberland Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Cumbria County Council | 78% | Yes | 2050 | No |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Denbighshire County Council | 76% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 75% | Yes | 2045 | No |
South Ayrshire Council | 74% | No | 2045 | No |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 74% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Angus Council | 74% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
East Lothian Council | 74% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Allerdale Borough Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Ayrshire 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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Inverclyde Council | 85% | No | No target | No |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 85% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Gwynedd County Council | 84% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Northumberland Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Angus Council | 78% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | 76% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Denbighshire County Council | 75% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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East Renfrewshire Council | 96% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Glasgow City Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 94% | No | 2045 | No |
Renfrewshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 93% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 93% | Yes | 2045 | No |
North Lanarkshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to East Ayrshire 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 of Tyne Combined Authority | 96% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 93% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 91% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 91% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to East Ayrshire 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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Craven District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
South Lakeland District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 97% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
East Lothian Council | 96% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 95% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Cumbria County Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | No |
East Devon District Council | 93% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: East Ayrshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/east-ayrshire-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].