This council declared a climate emergency on May 9, 2019.
“The Council has announced a climate emergency, and an action plan is in place to steer Pembrokeshire County Council towards becoming a net zero-carbon local authority 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 | Pembrokeshire County Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 36% | 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
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 Pembrokeshire County 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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Isle of Anglesey County Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 71% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Gwynedd County Council | 70% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Westmorland and Furness Council | 69% | No | No | |
North Devon Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 68% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 68% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
Cumberland Council | 68% | No | No |
These councils are the most similar to Pembrokeshire County 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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Westmorland and Furness Council | 78% | No | No | |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 70% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Cumberland Council | 68% | No | No | |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 68% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
East Lindsey District Council | 67% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Rother District Council | 67% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 66% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 30, 2021 |
Northumberland Council | 66% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Carmarthenshire County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 86% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Ceredigion County Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 82% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Torridge District Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 79% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Gwynedd County Council | 78% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2050 | No |
West Devon Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Pembrokeshire County 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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Isle of Anglesey County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Herefordshire Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Isle of Wight Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Breckland District Council | 92% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 89% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Thurrock Council | 88% | No | 2022 | Oct. 23, 2019 |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
Denbighshire County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Rother District Council | 86% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Pembrokeshire County 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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Derbyshire Dales District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | 97% | No | 2050 | No |
South Hams District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 93% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 30, 2021 |
Mid Devon District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Babergh District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Cotswold District Council | 92% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
Rutland County Council | 90% | No | 2050 | No |
North Norfolk District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Pembrokeshire County Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Pembrokeshire County Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/pembrokeshire-county-council/ [Accessed 6 Jun 2023].