This council declared a climate emergency on May 21, 2019.
“That the Council aim to reduce its organisational carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030.”
“Facilitate the reduction of carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050 at the latest, to include substantial nature improvement to absorb carbon.”
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 | West Devon Borough Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 72% | 43% |
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
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 West Devon Borough 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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Torridge District Council | 80% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Powys County Council | 73% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Ceredigion County Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
North Devon Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 68% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Isle of Anglesey County Council | 67% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 8, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to West Devon Borough 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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Torridge District Council | 77% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 73% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Powys County Council | 71% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Scottish Borders Council | 71% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 66% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Ceredigion County Council | 63% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Herefordshire Council | 63% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Allerdale Borough Council | 61% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Plymouth City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Torridge District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
South Hams District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Teignbridge District Council | 94% | Yes | 2025 | April 18, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Exeter City Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | July 23, 2019 |
Torbay Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | June 19, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Devon Borough 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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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
Ceredigion County Council | 92% | Yes | 2030 | March 5, 2020 |
Torridge District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 1, 2019 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Boston Borough Council | 87% | No | No target | Jan. 20, 2020 |
North Norfolk District Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | April 24, 2019 |
Ryedale District Council | 86% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
South Holland District Council | 85% | No | No target | No |
Cornwall Council (Unitary) | 84% | Yes | 2030 | Jan. 22, 2019 |
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 83% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 4, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to West Devon Borough 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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Scottish Borders Council | 98% | Yes | 2045 | Sept. 5, 2020 |
Mid Suffolk District Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Ryedale District Council | 95% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
Dumfries and Galloway Council | 92% | Yes | 2025 | June 27, 2019 |
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 91% | No | No target | Oct. 7, 2019 |
Powys County Council | 91% | No | 2030 | July 30, 2020 |
Argyll and Bute Council | 91% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Derbyshire Dales District Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | May 30, 2019 |
Aberdeenshire Council | 90% | No | 2045 | No |
The Highland Council | 90% | No | 2025 | May 9, 2019 |
This council’s climate plan has been tagged with the following features:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: West Devon Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/west-devon-borough-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].