This council declared a climate emergency on May 14, 2019.
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Summary Document · PDF · Whole Area
Climate Strategy · PDF · Approved · Whole Area
Climate Strategy · PDF · Approved · Whole Area
Climate Strategy · PDF · Draft · Whole Area
Action Plan · PDF · Approved · Council Only
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 | Orkney Islands Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 11% | 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
Agriculture
Transport
Industry
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 Orkney Islands 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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Shetland Islands Council | 69% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Scottish Borders Council | 63% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 61% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Powys County Council | 55% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Richmondshire District Council | 54% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 53% | No | 2045 | No |
Ceredigion County Council | 52% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 52% | Yes | 2045 | No |
East Ayrshire Council | 52% | No | 2030 | No |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 52% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Orkney Islands 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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Thanet District Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Torridge District Council | 62% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Ceredigion County Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 58% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Powys County Council | 56% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Shetland Islands Council | 55% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Scottish Borders Council | 53% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 51% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
West Devon Borough Council | 49% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 49% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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The Moray Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 79% | No | 2045 | No |
Shetland Islands Council | 78% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Aberdeen City Council | 77% | Yes | 2045 | No |
The Highland Council | 76% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Angus Council | 74% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 71% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 71% | No | 2045 | No |
Fife Council | 68% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 66% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Orkney Islands 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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Huntingdonshire District Council | 98% | No | 2040 | No |
Melton Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 98% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Selby District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
South Norfolk District Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 97% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 96% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Orkney Islands 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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Shetland Islands Council | 98% | Yes | No target | Jan. 22, 2020 |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
Powys County Council | 87% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 83% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
North Norfolk District Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
Mid Ulster District Council | 80% | No | No target | No |
West Devon Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Ceredigion County Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 79% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Scottish Borders Council | 78% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Orkney Islands Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Orkney Islands Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/orkney-islands-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].