This council declared a climate emergency on June 27, 2019.
“We have worked to build a strategy that is both ambitious and achievable, that will create a pathway for the Council to reach net-zero carbon by 2030 and to help shape ongoing alliances with partners and the wider Moray community.”
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 | The Moray Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 38% | 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
Industry
Domestic
Transport
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 Moray 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 | 69% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 68% | No | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
The Highland Council | 67% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
East Lothian Council | 67% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
North Yorkshire Council | 66% | No | No | |
Argyll and Bute Council | 64% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 30, 2021 |
Westmorland and Furness Council | 64% | No | No | |
Scottish Borders Council | 63% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 63% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 62% | No | 2045 | No |
These councils are the most similar to The Moray 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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Rutland County Council | 71% | No | 2050 | No |
Derry City and Strabane District Council | 67% | Yes | 2045 | June 27, 2019 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 60% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Stirling Council | 56% | No | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 56% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
North Yorkshire Council | 56% | No | No | |
Westmorland and Furness Council | 56% | No | No | |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 56% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
North East Lincolnshire Council | 56% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Cumberland Council | 55% | No | No |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Aberdeenshire Council | 92% | No | 2045 | No |
Angus Council | 89% | Yes | No target | Sept. 5, 2019 |
Aberdeen City Council | 87% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Dundee City Council | 86% | Yes | 2045 | June 24, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 86% | No | 2045 | No |
Fife Council | 83% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
The Highland Council | 83% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
Clackmannanshire Council | 81% | No | No target | Aug. 19, 2021 |
Stirling Council | 79% | No | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 79% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to The Moray 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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Maldon District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
Babergh District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
West Sussex County Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | April 5, 2019 |
East Devon District Council | 95% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
Dacorum Council | 95% | Yes | 2050 | July 17, 2019 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
South Norfolk District Council | 94% | No | No target | No |
South Derbyshire District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to The Moray 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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Forest of Dean District Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | Dec. 6, 2018 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 93% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 4, 2020 |
Breckland District Council | 93% | Yes | 2035 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Perth and Kinross Council | 92% | No | 2045 | No |
Wychavon District Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | No |
East Lindsey District Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | No |
South Norfolk District Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
South Holland District Council | 90% | No | No target | No |
The Highland Council | 90% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
The Moray Council is a Unitary Authority, with powers over:
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Climate actions might include:
Climate actions might include:
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Climate actions might include:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: The Moray Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/the-moray-council/ [Accessed 28 May 2023].