This council declared a climate emergency on July 24, 2019.
“Furthermore this Council calls on Westminster to provide the powers and resources to enable North Devon to work towards becoming carbon neutral as soon as possible bearing in mind the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s target of 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.
North Devon Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | North Devon Council | Average district council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 0% | 43% |
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
Agriculture
Commercial
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 North Devon 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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Devon County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 84% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 82% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 81% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to North Devon 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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Mid Devon District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 84% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 81% | No | 2030 | No |
Devon County Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 77% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 76% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | 76% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Torridge District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
West Devon Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Teignbridge District Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Swansea City Council | 91% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
These councils are the most similar to North Devon 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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Conwy County Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Rother District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Norfolk County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | No |
Somerset County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Midlothian Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Allerdale Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to North Devon 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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Shropshire Council - Unitary | 97% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Rother District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Devon County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
East Devon District Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | No |
Cumbria County Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
South Holland District Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
North Devon Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, 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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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: North Devon Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/north-devon-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].