We don’t think this council has declared a climate emergency – let us know if it has!
“Recent legislation however, gives a clear role for the Council to work with its partners, citizens and businesses to ensure that the whole Perth & Kinross area becomes a net zero carbon place by 2045 at the latest. ”
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 | Perth and Kinross Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 66% | 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
Transport
Domestic
Agriculture
Commercial
Industry
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 Perth and Kinross 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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Aberdeenshire Council | 83% | No | 2045 | No |
The Highland Council | 80% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 76% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Hambleton District Council | 75% | No | 2034 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 75% | Yes | 2045 | No |
East Lothian Council | 75% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Angus Council | 74% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Craven District Council | 73% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
South Lakeland District Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Perth and Kinross 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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Chichester District Council | 85% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Uttlesford District Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | July 30, 2019 |
The Highland Council | 78% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Hambleton District Council | 78% | No | 2034 | Dec. 14, 2021 |
Cotswold District Council | 76% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 75% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Gwynedd County Council | 74% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 74% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 74% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Clackmannanshire Council | 94% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
Stirling Council | 92% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Fife Council | 90% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 90% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 90% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Dundee City Council | 89% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Angus Council | 89% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Perth and Kinross 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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Cherwell District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Hampshire County Council | 97% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Wealden District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Craven District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 96% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 96% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Perth and Kinross 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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The Highland Council | 98% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 97% | No | 2045 | No |
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | May 2, 2020 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 94% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Ryedale District Council | 93% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
The Moray Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
Scottish Borders Council | 91% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
West Devon Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
Perth and Kinross Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Perth and Kinross Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/perth-and-kinross-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].