This council declared a climate emergency on Aug. 13, 2020.
“Supports the ambition for the Council to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2040 ( as a minimum target).”
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.
East Renfrewshire Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | East Renfrewshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 0% | 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
Commercial
Public Sector
Agriculture
Industry
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 Renfrewshire 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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East Dunbartonshire Council | 90% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Renfrewshire Council | 76% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 76% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
City of York Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 75% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 74% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 73% | No | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to East Renfrewshire 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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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 91% | No | 2050 | No |
Hart District Council | 90% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 89% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 89% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
St Albans City and District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Tandridge District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Bromley | 86% | Yes | 2027 | No |
Surrey Heath Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 9, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Glasgow City Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | No |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | No |
Inverclyde Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
North Lanarkshire Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 93% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 92% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
North Ayrshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Renfrewshire 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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Oxfordshire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Rochford District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Guildford Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | 95% | No | 2050 | June 26, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Harrogate Borough Council | 95% | No | 2038 | April 10, 2019 |
Winchester City Council | 95% | Yes | 2024 | June 5, 2019 |
East Hampshire District Council | 95% | No | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | 95% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to East Renfrewshire 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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Pendle Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 98% | Yes | 2045 | No |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Peterborough City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Renfrewshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 96% | No | No target | No |
East Renfrewshire Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: East Renfrewshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/east-renfrewshire-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].