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“Tackling climate change remains a priority of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council as it continues its commitment to become a ‘Carbon-Free Council’ by 2050. ”
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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 | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 43% | 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough 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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Caerphilly County Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 85% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 83% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 81% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Swansea City Council | 78% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 78% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 77% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough 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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North Lanarkshire Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 89% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 89% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
Cardiff Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Devon County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 93% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
These councils are the most similar to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough 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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Torfaen County Borough Council | 96% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Swale Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2025 | June 26, 2019 |
Durham County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 93% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
East Lindsey District Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Ashfield District Council | 92% | No | No target | No |
Scarborough Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Tendring District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough 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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Redcar and Cleveland Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | June 4, 2019 |
North Northamptonshire Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 28, 2021 |
North East Combined Authority | 90% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Blaby District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
Colchester Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Isle of Wight Council | 89% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 88% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/rhondda-cynon-taf-county-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].