This council declared a climate emergency on Sept. 25, 2019.
“Commit to make Wrexham County Borough a net carbon free council by 2030.”
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.
Section | Wrexham County Borough Council | Average single tier council |
---|---|---|
Total score | 22% | 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 |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Industry
Transport
Domestic
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 Wrexham County 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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Wyre Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Cumbria County Council | 75% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 74% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
East Staffordshire Borough Council | 72% | Yes | 2040 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
Derbyshire County Council | 72% | Yes | 2032 | No |
Carlisle City Council | 71% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
West Lancashire Borough Council | 71% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 71% | No | 2045 | No |
Monmouthshire County Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Flintshire County Council | 70% | Yes | No target | No |
These councils are the most similar to Wrexham County 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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Cumbria County Council | 71% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Herefordshire Council | 65% | Yes | 2030 | March 8, 2019 |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 64% | Yes | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
South Ayrshire Council | 63% | No | 2045 | No |
Wyre Council | 62% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Allerdale Borough Council | 62% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 62% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
East Lindsey District Council | 61% | Yes | 2040 | No |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 61% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Flintshire County Council | 94% | Yes | No target | No |
Denbighshire County Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 2, 2019 |
Cheshire West and Chester Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | May 21, 2019 |
Wirral Council | 92% | No | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Liverpool City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Shropshire Council - Unitary | 90% | No | 2030 | May 16, 2019 |
Halton Borough Council | 90% | Yes | No target | Oct. 16, 2019 |
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | 90% | Yes | 2040 | April 28, 2019 |
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 90% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 29, 2020 |
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | 88% | Yes | 2040 | June 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wrexham County 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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Ashford Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
South Ayrshire Council | 96% | No | 2045 | No |
Conwy County Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Carlisle City Council | 95% | No | 2030 | March 5, 2019 |
North Devon Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
Midlothian Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Cumbria County Council | 94% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Arun District Council | 94% | No | 2030 | Jan. 15, 2020 |
Norfolk County Council | 94% | No | 2030 | No |
East Suffolk Council | 93% | No | 2030 | July 24, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Wrexham County 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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North Ayrshire Council | 99% | No | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Lichfield District Council | 98% | No | No target | Dec. 10, 2019 |
Leicestershire County Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 15, 2019 |
Conwy County Borough Council | 97% | No | 2030 | May 9, 2019 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 96% | No | 2030 | May 27, 2021 |
Chorley Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | Nov. 19, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 96% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Brentwood Borough Council | 96% | No | 2040 | No |
Colchester Borough Council | 96% | Yes | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Wrexham County Borough Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/wrexham-county-borough-council/ [Accessed 26 Mar 2023].