This council declared a climate emergency on April 11, 2019.
“Call on Westminster to provide the powers and resources necessary to achieve the target for the Council of the Isles of Scilly to become carbon neutral by 2030.”
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.
Isles of Scilly 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 | Isles of Scilly | 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 |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Transport
Domestic
Commercial
Industry
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 Isles of Scilly 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 Devon District Council | 47% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 42% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Wiltshire Council | 42% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
South Oxfordshire District Council | 41% | Yes | 2025 | April 11, 2019 |
North Somerset Council | 41% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 41% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 41% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 40% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Melton Borough Council | 40% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 40% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Isles of Scilly 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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London Borough of Haringey | 76% | Yes | 2027 | March 18, 2019 |
London Borough of Newham | 69% | Yes | 2050 | April 15, 2019 |
London Borough of Lewisham | 69% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 27, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 69% | Yes | 2050 | No |
London Borough of Merton | 69% | No | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
London Borough of Waltham Forest | 69% | No | No target | April 25, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 68% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
London Borough of Bexley | 68% | No | No target | No |
Slough Borough Council | 68% | Yes | No target | No |
Hastings Borough Council | 67% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Torridge District Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
West Devon Borough Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 66% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Teignbridge District Council | 65% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Torbay Council | 64% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 64% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Isles of Scilly 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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Hart District Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 1, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 94% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Rutland County Council | 94% | No | 2050 | No |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Harborough District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Waverley Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
South Cambridgeshire District Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | Nov. 28, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | No |
West Oxfordshire District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Isles of Scilly 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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Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | 73% | Yes | 2040 | July 2, 2019 |
Mid Ulster District Council | 72% | No | No target | No |
Eden District Council | 67% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Ceredigion County Council | 65% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 65% | Yes | No target | No |
Shetland Islands Council | 64% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Orkney Islands Council | 63% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 59% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | 56% | No | 2030 | May 2, 2020 |
Powys County Council | 55% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Isles of Scilly 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: Isles of Scilly. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/isles-of-scilly/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].