This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 5, 2020.
“This route map sets out the scope of our ambition as a Council to reach the Scottish Government target of net zero by 2045 and opportunities for action.”
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 | Scottish Borders Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 59% | 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
Agriculture
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 Scottish Borders 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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Dumfries and Galloway Council | 81% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Craven District Council | 77% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 76% | No | 2045 | No |
Argyll and Bute Council | 74% | Yes | 2045 | No |
The Highland Council | 74% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Richmondshire District Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 73% | No | 2030 | No |
Powys County Council | 73% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
South Lakeland District Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Scottish Borders 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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Carmarthenshire County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 83% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
Ceredigion County Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Craven District Council | 74% | No | 2030 | Aug. 6, 2019 |
Powys County Council | 74% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Northumberland Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 72% | No | 2030 | No |
Aberdeenshire Council | 68% | No | 2045 | No |
Argyll and Bute Council | 68% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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East Lothian Council | 93% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 89% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Fife Council | 87% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Northumberland Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 87% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 84% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 84% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Allerdale Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Scottish Borders 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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East Lothian Council | 99% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
High Peak Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
South Derbyshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Fylde Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | No |
New Forest District Council | 94% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Staffordshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Scottish Borders 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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West Devon Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Ryedale District Council | 97% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 94% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 92% | No | 2045 | No |
The Highland Council | 92% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 91% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 91% | No | 2045 | No |
Forest of Dean District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
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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:
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: Scottish Borders Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/scottish-borders-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].