This council declared a climate emergency on Jan. 22, 2020.
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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.
Shetland Islands 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 | Shetland Islands Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
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
Transport
Domestic
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 Shetland Islands 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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Orkney Islands Council | 67% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 66% | No | 2045 | No |
Scottish Borders Council | 63% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
The Highland Council | 61% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 59% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 30, 2021 |
The Moray Council | 58% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 57% | No | 2045 | No |
East Lothian Council | 57% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Angus Council | 57% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 56% | No | 2030 | No |
These councils are the most similar to Shetland Islands 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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East Ayrshire Council | 65% | No | 2030 | No |
Epping Forest District Council | 65% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Melton Borough Council | 63% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 63% | No | No target | No |
Maldon District Council | 63% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
North Devon Council | 61% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 61% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 60% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
East Devon District Council | 60% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Orkney Islands Council | 81% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 67% | Yes | 2045 | No |
The Moray Council | 67% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 67% | No | 2045 | No |
Angus Council | 61% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
The Highland Council | 60% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Dundee City Council | 59% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 56% | No | 2045 | No |
Fife Council | 56% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
East Lothian Council | 54% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Shetland Islands 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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Test Valley Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 98% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 97% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Sevenoaks District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Central Bedfordshire Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 19, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Warwick District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Shetland Islands 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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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 99% | Yes | No target | No |
Orkney Islands Council | 98% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
Powys County Council | 86% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 82% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Mid Ulster District Council | 81% | No | No target | No |
North Norfolk District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
Ceredigion County Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
West Devon Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 78% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 30, 2021 |
Scottish Borders Council | 77% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Shetland Islands Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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:
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: Shetland Islands Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/shetland-islands-council/ [Accessed 27 May 2023].