This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 26, 2019.
“Wiltshire Council acknowledged a climate emergency in February 2019 and committed to becoming carbon neutral as an organisation by 2030. We are investing money to achieve this and are fully committed. We will also support Wiltshire to work towards becoming carbon neutral by 2030.”
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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 | Wiltshire Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 81% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 · Top performer 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 · Top performer Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Transport
Domestic
Industry
Commercial
Agriculture
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 Wiltshire 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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Wychavon District Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Dorset Council | 86% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Stafford Borough Council | 85% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Warwickshire County Council | 84% | Yes | 2030 | July 25, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Cherwell District Council | 82% | No | 2030 | July 22, 2019 |
Oxfordshire County Council | 82% | No | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Test Valley Borough Council | 82% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
East Devon District Council | 82% | Yes | 2040 | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wiltshire 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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Stafford Borough Council | 91% | No | 2040 | July 23, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | No |
East Lothian Council | 88% | No | 2045 | Aug. 27, 2019 |
Wychavon District Council | 88% | Yes | 2050 | No |
North Kesteven District Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Vale of Glamorgan Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | July 29, 2019 |
Somerset County Council | 87% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Gloucestershire County Council | 87% | Yes | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Somerset West and Taunton Council | 85% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 21, 2019 |
North of Tyne Combined Authority | 85% | Yes | No target | May 7, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Swindon Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Test Valley Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 4, 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | 91% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | March 14, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 91% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Stroud District Council | 91% | No | 2030 | Dec. 13, 2018 |
South Gloucestershire Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Vale of White Horse District Council | 90% | Yes | 2045 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Mendip District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 25, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wiltshire 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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Selby District Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 98% | No | 2040 | No |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 98% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Orkney Islands Council | 98% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
Melton Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 97% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wiltshire 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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Somerset County Council | 99% | No | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Dorset Council | 96% | No | 2040 | May 16, 2019 |
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | 96% | No | No target | Sept. 9, 2019 |
Wealden District Council | 96% | Yes | 2050 | July 24, 2019 |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 20, 2019 |
Norfolk County Council | 95% | No | 2030 | No |
Sedgemoor District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 20, 2019 |
Monmouthshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Lincolnshire County Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Rother District Council | 93% | No | 2030 | Sept. 16, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Wiltshire Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/wiltshire-council/ [Accessed 22 Mar 2023].