This council declared a climate emergency on May 16, 2019.
“Our vision is for Shropshire Council to become carbon net-neutral by 2030 and assist in the ambition for Shropshire as a whole to become carbon net-neutral in the same year.”
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 | Shropshire Council - Unitary | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 53% | 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
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 Shropshire Council - Unitary 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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Devon County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 82% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Denbighshire County Council | 81% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 81% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 81% | Yes | 2050 | No |
South Somerset District Council | 81% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Shropshire Council - Unitary 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 | 85% | No | 2030 | No |
Herefordshire Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Gwynedd County Council | 83% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 82% | No | No target | No |
West Lindsey District Council | 80% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Dorset Council | 80% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Angus Council | 78% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 77% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Telford & Wrekin Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 89% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 89% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 89% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 88% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 88% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Shropshire Council - Unitary 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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South Somerset District Council | 97% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Powys County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Somerset County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 94% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Devon County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
West Suffolk Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Rother District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Shropshire Council - Unitary 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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East Devon District Council | 98% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
South Holland District Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
East Lindsey District Council | 96% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Rother District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
South Lakeland District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Shropshire Council - Unitary. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/shropshire-council-unitary/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].