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“We are also working with an Energy Specialist to help prepare a Council plan and road map that will enable us to play our role in the Welsh Public Sector becoming Carbon Neutral by 2030.”
Action Plan · PDF · Approved
Action Plan · PDF · Approved
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 | Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 9% | 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
Commercial
Public Sector
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 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough 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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Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 81% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 80% | No | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 79% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Pendle Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 76% | No | No target | No |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 75% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough 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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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Bolsover District Council | 89% | Yes | No target | No |
Erewash Borough Council | 87% | No | 2050 | No |
Fife Council | 87% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Hyndburn Borough Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Lancashire County Council | 85% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Newport City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough 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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Tendring District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
East Lindsey District Council | 89% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | 88% | No | No target | No |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 87% | No | No target | Sept. 9, 2019 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 86% | No | No target | No |
Thanet District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Swale Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough 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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Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Newport City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 96% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | June 25, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 95% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
City of York Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough 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:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/merthyr-tydfil-county-borough-council/ [Accessed 28 May 2023].