This council declared a climate emergency on Aug. 27, 2019.
“East Lothian Council will take urgent action to make all our Council Services Net Zero as soon as reasonably practicable or in any case by 2045 and will lobby, support and work with government, all relevant agencies, partners and communities to fulfil this commitment.”
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Climate Strategy · PDF
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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 | East Lothian Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 70% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 · Top performer Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 · Top performer 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
Transport
Domestic
Industry
Public Sector
Commercial
Agriculture
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 Lothian 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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Angus Council | 77% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 77% | No | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
North Yorkshire Council | 77% | No | No | |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 75% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
Fife Council | 74% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 74% | Yes | 2050 | No |
South Staffordshire Council | 74% | No | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 72% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Lothian 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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Vale of Glamorgan Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 89% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 87% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | No |
North Kesteven District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Denbighshire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 85% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Midlothian Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 94% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Fife Council | 92% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 90% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 87% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Angus Council | 86% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Northumberland Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 85% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
Falkirk Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Lothian 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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Scottish Borders Council | 99% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Warwickshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
North Yorkshire Council | 95% | No | No | |
South Ribble Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 93% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
Angus Council | 92% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 92% | No | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Lothian 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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West Oxfordshire District Council | 100% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 98% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | No |
Cumberland Council | 94% | No | No | |
Denbighshire County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
Westmorland and Furness Council | 92% | No | No | |
North Devon Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Broadland District Council | 91% | No | 2050 | No |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
East Lothian Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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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: East Lothian Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/east-lothian-council/ [Accessed 27 May 2023].