Climate emergency declarations in the United Kingdom
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Climate emergency declarations have been made by multiple jurisdictions in the United Kingdom, including city, county, and borough councils. Bills to declare a climate emergency have also been introduced in several other jurisdictions.
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National
editSeveral bills have been introduced to the Parliament of the United Kingdom which would declare a climate emergency, but none have passed.[1][2][3]
The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill was tabled as an early day motion on 2 September 2020 and received its first reading the same day.[4][5]
Devolved jurisdictions
edit| Parliament | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar Parliament | Yes | 3 May 2019 |
| Isle of Man | Yes | 18 June 2019 |
| Jersey | Yes | 2 May 2019 |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | Yes | 3 February 2020 |
| Scottish Parliament | Yes | 28 April 2019 |
| Senedd | Yes | 29 April 2019 |
Local
editEngland
editCounty councils
editDistrict councils
editLondon boroughs
editThere are thirty three London borough authorities, there are only three of these London Borough authorities that have not declared a climate emergency. This means that 91% of London Boroughs have declared a climate emergency. The below table contains data of climate emergency declarations that has been obtained through CEDAMIA and edited to include jurisdictions that have not declared a climate emergency.[35]
Metropolitan districts
editUnitary authorities
editNorthern Ireland
edit| Local government area | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | No | |
| Ards and North Down Borough Council | Yes | 27 February 2019[41] |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council | No | |
| Belfast City Council | Yes | On 1 October 2019 Belfast City Council became the third council in Northern Ireland to declare a climate emergency[42] |
| Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | Yes | 8th June 2020 |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[43] |
| Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | No | |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | No | |
| Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | No | |
| Mid Ulster District Council | No | |
| Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | No |
Scotland
edit| Local government area | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City Council | Yes | 27 March 2023 |
| Aberdeenshire Council | No | Council voted against declaring a climate emergency on 4 October 2019.[44] |
| Angus Council | Yes | 5 September 2019[45] |
| Argyll and Bute Council | Yes | 30 September 2021 |
| Clackmannanshire Council | Yes | 19 August 2021 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[46] |
| Dundee City Council | Yes | 24 June 2019[47] |
| East Ayrshire Council | No | N/A |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | No | N/A |
| East Lothian Council | Yes | 27 August 2019[48] |
| East Renfrewshire Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[49] |
| Edinburgh Council | Yes | 7 February 2019[50] |
| Falkirk Council | Yes | 27 August 2019 [51] |
| Fife Council | Yes | 26 September 2019[52] |
| Glasgow Council | Yes | 16 May 2019[53] |
| Highland Council | Yes | 9 May 2019[54] |
| Inverclyde Council | No | N/A |
| Midlothian Council | Yes | 17 December 2019[55] |
| Moray Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[56] |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | No | N/A |
| North Ayrshire Council | Yes | 11 June 2019[57] |
| North Lanarkshire Council | Yes | 20 June 2019[58] |
| Orkney Islands Council | Yes | 14 May 2019[59] |
| Perth and Kinross Council | Yes | 9 November 2022 |
| Renfrewshire Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[60] |
| Scottish Borders Council | Yes | 25 September 2020[61] |
| Shetland Islands Council | Yes | 22 January 2020[62] |
| South Ayrshire Council | No | N/A |
| South Lanarkshire Council | No | The council has not formally declared a climate emergency but has signed up to ambitious goals to reduce emissions before the Scottish Governments benchmark of 2045.[63] |
| Stirling Council | Yes | 3 October 2019[64] |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | Yes | 29 May 2019[65] |
| West Lothian Council | Yes | 24 September 2019[66] |
Wales
edit| Local government area | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent) | Yes | 24 September 2020[67] |
| Bridgend County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) | Yes | 22 July 2020 |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) | Yes | 4 June 2019[68] |
| Cardiff Council (Cyngor Caerdydd) | Yes | 28 March 2019[69] |
| Carmarthenshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin) | Yes | 20 February 2019[70] |
| Ceredigion County Council (Cyngor Sir Ceredigion) | Yes | 5 March 2020[71] |
| Conwy County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) | Yes | 9 May 2019[72] |
| Denbighshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Ddinbych) | Yes | 2 July 2019[73] |
| Flintshire County Council (Cyngor Sir y Fflint) | No | N/A |
| Gwynedd Council (Cyngor Sir Gwynedd) | Yes | 7 March 2019[74] |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council (Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn) | Yes | 8 Sept 2020[75] |
| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) | No | N/A |
| Monmouthshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Fynwy) | Yes | 16 May 2019[76] |
| Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Castell-nedd Port Talbot) | Yes | 28 September 2022 |
| Newport City Council (Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd) | Yes | 13 March 2019[77] |
| Pembrokeshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Penfro) | Yes | 9 May 2019[78] |
| Powys County Council (Cyngor Sir Powys) | Yes | 24 September 2020[79] |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf) | No | N/A |
| City and County of Swansea (Cyngor Sir a Dinas Abertawe) | Yes | 27 June 2019[80] |
| Torfaen County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen) | Yes | 25 June 2019[81] |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Bro Morgannwg) | Yes | 29 July 2019[82] |
| Wrexham County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam) | Yes | 25 September 2019[83] |
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