This council declared a climate emergency on June 27, 2019.
“In June 2019, there was cross-party support for a council motion which declared a climate emergency in Renfrewshire and a working group was set up with members of all political parties to make recommendations on how to make Renfrewshire carbon neutral by 2030.”
We couldn’t find any climate action plans for this council.
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.
Renfrewshire Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | Renfrewshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 0% | 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 Renfrewshire 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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North Lanarkshire Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 87% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 84% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 81% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 80% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 76% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Renfrewshire 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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Dacorum Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Burnley Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 90% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Chesterfield Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bedford Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 88% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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West Dunbartonshire Council | 98% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
East Renfrewshire Council | 97% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Glasgow City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | No |
East Ayrshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | No |
Stirling Council | 94% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
North Ayrshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 91% | No | 2045 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Renfrewshire 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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Lancashire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 91% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Redditch Borough Council | 91% | No | 2050 | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Fife Council | 91% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 91% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 91% | Yes | No target | No |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Wyre Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Renfrewshire 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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Darlington Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
Charnwood Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 98% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 97% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Pendle Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Wokingham Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Swansea City Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 96% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Renfrewshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/renfrewshire-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].