This council declared a climate emergency on May 16, 2019.
“Carbon emissions from fossil fuels are one of the main causes of climate change and as a council we are striving 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.
Section | Monmouthshire County Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 42% | 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
Industry
Commercial
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 Monmouthshire County 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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Dorset Council | 82% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 79% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 78% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 78% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Devon County Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 78% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Malvern Hills District Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Monmouthshire County 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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East Lindsey District Council | 85% | Yes | 2040 | No |
North Norfolk District Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
South Lakeland District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 78% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 78% | Yes | 2045 | No |
North Yorkshire County Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | No |
South Ayrshire Council | 77% | No | 2045 | No |
Angus Council | 76% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Rother District Council | 75% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Torfaen County Borough Council | 97% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Bristol City Council | 94% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
North Somerset Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Monmouthshire County 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 Hams District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Epping Forest District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Braintree District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 94% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Monmouthshire County 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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Dorset Council | 98% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Sedgemoor District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Wealden District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
Somerset County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Norfolk County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | No |
Suffolk County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 94% | No | No target | Sept. 9, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Monmouthshire County 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: Monmouthshire County Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/monmouthshire-county-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].