This council declared a climate emergency on June 25, 2019.
“Agrees the proposed target year of 2030 to achieve net- zero emissions across North Ayrshire”
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 | North Ayrshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 37% | 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
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 North Ayrshire 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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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 63% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 60% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 57% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 57% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 57% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 56% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 56% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 55% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 55% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 54% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to North Ayrshire 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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King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 68% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 4, 2020 |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 63% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 59% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
West Suffolk Council | 56% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Scarborough Borough Council | 51% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 50% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 50% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 50% | Yes | 2027 | July 17, 2019 |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 50% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 48% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Inverclyde Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
Renfrewshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 94% | No | 2045 | No |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 92% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
East Ayrshire Council | 91% | No | 2030 | No |
Argyll and Bute Council | 91% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Glasgow City Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 89% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Stirling Council | 88% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to North Ayrshire 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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Redcar and Cleveland Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 92% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 91% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 90% | No | No target | No |
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 90% | No | 2037 | July 16, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to North Ayrshire 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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Wrexham County Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 97% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 96% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Brentwood Borough Council | 95% | No | 2040 | No |
Chorley Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Epping Forest District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: North Ayrshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/north-ayrshire-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].