This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 25, 2019.
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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.
Section | South Lanarkshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 44% | 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
Public Sector
Agriculture
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 Lanarkshire 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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West Lothian Council | 87% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 84% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 83% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Fife Council | 82% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 80% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 79% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Lanarkshire 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 Renfrewshire Council | 89% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Chorley Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
Woking Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | 86% | No | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Hertsmere Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Buckinghamshire Council | 85% | No | 2050 | No |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 85% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Durham County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Copeland Borough Council | 84% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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North Lanarkshire Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 94% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 93% | No | 2030 | No |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 92% | Yes | 2045 | No |
East Renfrewshire Council | 92% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 91% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 91% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Lanarkshire 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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West Lindsey District Council | 99% | Yes | 2050 | No |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Kent County Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
East Sussex County Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Sedgemoor District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
North Lincolnshire Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Fife Council | 93% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 93% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to South Lanarkshire 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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East Staffordshire Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Hampshire County Council | 98% | No | 2050 | June 17, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Lancashire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Chelmsford City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
West Lothian Council | 96% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Staffordshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | July 25, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 95% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Lewes District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: South Lanarkshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/south-lanarkshire-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].