This council declared a climate emergency on May 9, 2019.
“We are committed to a carbon neutral Inverness and a low carbon Highlands by 2025. ”
We couldn’t find any climate action plans for this council.
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.
The Highland Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | The Highland Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 0% | 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
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 The Highland 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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Argyll and Bute Council | 82% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 30, 2021 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 78% | No | 2045 | No |
Angus Council | 77% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 76% | No | 2045 | No |
Scottish Borders Council | 73% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Stirling Council | 73% | No | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
East Lothian Council | 72% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 70% | No | 2045 | No |
East Ayrshire Council | 69% | No | 2030 | No |
Northumberland Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to The Highland 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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Aberdeenshire Council | 89% | No | 2045 | No |
Angus Council | 82% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Chichester District Council | 82% | Yes | 2025 | July 9, 2019 |
West Lindsey District Council | 82% | No | 2050 | No |
Gwynedd County Council | 80% | No | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
Northumberland Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Malvern Hills District Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 79% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 30, 2021 |
North Yorkshire Council | 78% | No | No | |
Perth and Kinross Council | 77% | No | 2045 | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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The Moray Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 85% | No | 2045 | No |
Stirling Council | 83% | No | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
West Dunbartonshire Council | 80% | Yes | 2045 | May 29, 2019 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 80% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 30, 2021 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 80% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 80% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Inverclyde Council | 80% | No | No target | No |
Renfrewshire Council | 79% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 79% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to The Highland 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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Argyll and Bute Council | 98% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 30, 2021 |
Suffolk County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 21, 2019 |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
Maidstone Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | April 10, 2019 |
Colchester Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Amber Valley Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Ashford Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Devon County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Essex County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Dorset Council | 92% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to The Highland 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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Aberdeenshire Council | 99% | No | 2045 | No |
Perth and Kinross Council | 98% | No | 2045 | No |
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 2, 2020 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Scottish Borders Council | 91% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
The Moray Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 90% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Forest of Dean District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
West Devon Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
The Highland Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
Climate actions might include:
See more in the Climate Emergency UK checklist.
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: The Highland Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/the-highland-council/ [Accessed 28 May 2023].