This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 19, 2019.
“North Somerset aims to be a carbon neutral council and a carbon neutral area 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 | North Somerset Council | Average single tier council |
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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
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 Somerset 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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South Gloucestershire Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 84% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 8, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to North Somerset 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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Central Bedfordshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 92% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Warrington Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 7, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 90% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Dec. 4, 2019 |
Adur District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Kent County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Bristol City Council | 99% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Newport City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Sedgemoor District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 93% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to North Somerset 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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Stirling Council | 94% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 93% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 91% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 90% | No | 2045 | No |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Swindon Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to North Somerset 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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Mid Sussex District Council | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
North East Derbyshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Bromsgrove District Council | 98% | Yes | No target | July 24, 2019 |
North Hertfordshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) | 95% | Yes | 2025 | May 22, 2019 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: North Somerset Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/north-somerset-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].