This council was created in April 1, 2023. It may not have any specific plans yet. Plans and declarations may have been made by former councils.
This council replaced:
We don’t think this council has declared a climate emergency – let us know if it has!
We haven’t checked whether this council has made any climate pledges yet, but we will soon. If you’ve already found one, let us know!
We couldn’t find any climate action plans for this council.
These councils are the most similar to Somerset 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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Devon County Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 87% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 81% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Teignbridge District Council | 78% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 77% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Somerset 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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Devon County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Wiltshire Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Dorset Council | 86% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Tewkesbury Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 1, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 83% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
South Staffordshire Council | 83% | No | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 83% | No | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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North Somerset Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 19, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 94% | No | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Devon County Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
East Devon District Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 90% | No | No target | June 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Somerset 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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Shropshire Council - Unitary | 96% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Arun District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Powys County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Devon County Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 90% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 89% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 30, 2021 |
Suffolk County Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
West Suffolk Council | 88% | No | 2030 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Somerset 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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Wiltshire Council | 99% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | Sept. 9, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 96% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Norfolk County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | No |
Monmouthshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Bassetlaw District Council | 93% | No | No target | No |
Rother District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Somerset Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/somerset-council/ [Accessed 9 Jun 2023].