We don’t think this council has declared a climate emergency – let us know if it has!
“The Council have recently agreed to align with these national targets of a 75% reduction in emissions by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2045.”
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 | South Ayrshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 42% | 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
Industry
Commercial
Agriculture
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 South Ayrshire 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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Angus Council | 83% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 82% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 79% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Fife Council | 79% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 79% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Cumbria County Council | 78% | Yes | 2050 | No |
South Lanarkshire Council | 77% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Flintshire County Council | 76% | Yes | No target | No |
Northumberland Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Ayrshire 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 Riding of Yorkshire Council | 91% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
Angus Council | 90% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
North Norfolk District Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
East Lindsey District Council | 85% | Yes | 2040 | No |
Cumbria County Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | No |
North Yorkshire County Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Melton Borough Council | 79% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Derbyshire County Council | 79% | Yes | 2032 | No |
South Holland District Council | 79% | No | No target | No |
Stirling Council | 78% | Yes | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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East Ayrshire Council | 94% | No | 2030 | No |
North Ayrshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 91% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Renfrewshire Council | 91% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 90% | No | No target | No |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 90% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 89% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 88% | Yes | 2045 | No |
South Lanarkshire Council | 87% | No | No target | Sept. 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Ayrshire 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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Ashford Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Carlisle City Council | 98% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Cumbria County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 96% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
East Suffolk Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Falkirk Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Sedgemoor District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Suffolk County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Ayrshire 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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Boston Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
Cherwell District Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
East Hertfordshire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Derry City and Strabane District Council | 95% | Yes | 2045 | June 27, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
South Kesteven District Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: South Ayrshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/south-ayrshire-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].