This council declared a climate emergency on Dec. 17, 2019.
“In December 2019, Midlothian Council passed a motion declaring a ‘climate emergency’. This includes a commitment to make the council’s activities net-zero carbon 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.
Section | Midlothian Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 49% | 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
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 Midlothian 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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West Lothian Council | 86% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 83% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 81% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 81% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 80% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 79% | No | 2045 | No |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 78% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Midlothian 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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Renfrewshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 89% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Bedford Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | No |
North Lanarkshire Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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City of Edinburgh Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
East Lothian Council | 94% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 94% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Fife Council | 93% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 93% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 89% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
Dundee City Council | 89% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 89% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Midlothian 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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South Somerset District Council | 97% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 94% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Powys County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 94% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Midlothian 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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Mole Valley District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 18, 2019 |
Guildford Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Swale Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Stroud District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Fenland District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
Rugby Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 93% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
Midlothian Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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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: Midlothian Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/midlothian-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].