This council declared a climate emergency on June 20, 2019.
“We’ve reduced our carbon footprint by 34% over a four-year period, already surpassing our 2022 target and going some way to achieving our ambitious aim for net zero emissions by 2030.”
“It has committed itself and the area of North Lanarkshire to achieving net zero emissions by 2030.”
Action Plan · PDF · Approved · Whole Area
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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 | North Lanarkshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 52% | 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 North Lanarkshire 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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Renfrewshire Council | 88% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 85% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 84% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 82% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 81% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 81% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 80% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to North Lanarkshire 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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West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 94% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 91% | No | 2050 | No |
Hertfordshire County Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Renfrewshire Council | 90% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Falkirk Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Glasgow City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 96% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 95% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 94% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Stirling Council | 92% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to North Lanarkshire 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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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Kirklees Council | 95% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 16, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | No |
Darlington Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
North East Combined Authority | 91% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 91% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 90% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to North Lanarkshire 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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Canterbury City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North Somerset Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
Climate actions might include:
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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:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: North Lanarkshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/north-lanarkshire-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].