This council declared a climate emergency on May 29, 2019.
“In order to achieve net zero by 2045 in line with national interim targets set by Scottish Government, the Council will adopt the following: An interim target of 61% reduction required by 2030/31 financial year; An interim target of 87% reduction required by 2040/41 financial year; and Net zero by end of 2045/46 financial year. ”
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 Dunbartonshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 55% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 · Top performer 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
Public Sector
Industry
Commercial
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 West Dunbartonshire 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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Preston City Council | 76% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 76% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
Renfrewshire Council | 73% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Glasgow City Council | 73% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 72% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 72% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 72% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
Salford City Council | 71% | No | 2038 | July 17, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 71% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Dunbartonshire 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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Aberdeen City Council | 89% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | April 3, 2019 |
Canterbury City Council | 86% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Runnymede Borough Council | 85% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 82% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 7, 2019 |
Preston City Council | 81% | No | 2030 | April 18, 2019 |
Birmingham City Council | 79% | No | 2030 | June 11, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 79% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Derby City Council | 79% | Yes | 2050 | May 23, 2019 |
Cheltenham Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 18, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Renfrewshire Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 27, 2019 |
Inverclyde Council | 97% | No | No target | No |
East Dunbartonshire Council | 96% | Yes | 2045 | No |
Glasgow City Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
East Renfrewshire Council | 96% | No | 2040 | Aug. 13, 2020 |
Stirling Council | 96% | No | No target | Oct. 3, 2019 |
North Lanarkshire Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | June 20, 2019 |
East Ayrshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | No |
North Ayrshire Council | 92% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Falkirk Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Dunbartonshire 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 East Combined Authority | 96% | No | No target | Nov. 5, 2019 |
Peterborough City Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 92% | No | No target | Sept. 28, 2022 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 92% | No | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 91% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2038 | Jan. 30, 2019 |
West Yorkshire Combined Authority | 89% | No | 2038 | June 27, 2019 |
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Newport City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 23, 2021 |
Mansfield District Council | 88% | No | 2040 | March 5, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to West Dunbartonshire 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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South Ribble Borough Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Erewash Borough Council | 96% | No | 2050 | No |
Burnley Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Rossendale Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Bracknell Forest Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Runnymede Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Ashfield District Council | 96% | No | No target | No |
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 95% | Yes | No target | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: West Dunbartonshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/west-dunbartonshire-council/ [Accessed 27 May 2023].