This council declared a climate emergency on June 27, 2019.
“The council has pledged to become net zero by 2030.”
“The council has pledged to become net zero by 2030 and for Swansea to be net zero by 2050.”
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 | Swansea City Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 19% | 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
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 Swansea City 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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Vale of Glamorgan Council | 81% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Cardiff Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 79% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 78% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Worcestershire County Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2021 |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 78% | Yes | No target | June 25, 2019 |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 77% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Lancaster City Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Swansea City 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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West Lothian Council | 93% | No | No target | Sept. 24, 2019 |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 90% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 89% | No | No target | No |
Ashford Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Renfrewshire Council | 88% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Chorley Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 88% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Carmarthenshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 95% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
North Devon Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Ceredigion County Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Torridge District Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Swansea City 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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North Lincolnshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Lancashire County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | Feb. 28, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 94% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
Gravesham Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 94% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2022 |
Wyre Forest District Council | 94% | Yes | No target | May 22, 2019 |
Telford & Wrekin Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Lancaster City Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 93% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Swansea City 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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Peterborough City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Surrey County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
Hertfordshire County Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 98% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Dacorum Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Pendle Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Tees Valley Combined Authority | 97% | No | No target | No |
Charnwood Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Darlington Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | July 18, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Swansea City Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/swansea-city-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].