This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 28, 2022.
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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 | Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 33% | 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
Industry
Domestic
Transport
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 Neath Port Talbot 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 | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 80% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Newport City Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 76% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 75% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 75% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 72% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Neath Port Talbot 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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Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 83% | No | No target | No |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Fife Council | 79% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 78% | No | No target | No |
North Lincolnshire Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | No |
South Ribble Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 75% | No | No target | July 4, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 75% | No | No target | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Bridgend County Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Swansea City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Cardiff Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Neath Port Talbot 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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Durham County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
East Lindsey District Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | No |
North East Combined Authority | 95% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 91% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 91% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Neath Port Talbot 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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Wyre Forest District Council | 98% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
North East Combined Authority | 95% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
West Sussex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 95% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Brentwood Borough Council | 95% | No | 2040 | No |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Essex County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough 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: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/neath-port-talbot-county-borough-council/ [Accessed 1 Apr 2023].