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.
National
In May 2019, the Parliament of the United Kingdom approved a motion to declare a climate emergency, becoming the first national Parliament to do so. The motion was tabled by then-Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn, and passed without a division with bilateral support, although it was not supported by ministers.[1][2]
Devolved jurisdictions
| 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
England
County councils
| County council | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire County Council | Yes | 26 September 2019[3] |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | Yes | 14 May 2019[4] |
| Cumbria County Council | No | |
| Derbyshire County Council | No | |
| Devon County Council | Yes | 21 February 2019[5] |
| East Sussex County Council | Yes | 15 October 2019[6] |
| Essex County Council | No | |
| Gloucestershire County Council | Yes | 15 May 2019[7] |
| Hampshire County Council | Yes | 17 June 2019[8] |
| Hertfordshire County Council | Yes | 16 July 2019[9] |
| Kent County Council | Yes | 23 May 2019[10] |
| Lancashire County Council | No | |
| Leicestershire County Council | Yes | 15 May 2019[11] |
| Lincolnshire County Council | No | |
| Norfolk County Council | No | |
| North Yorkshire County Council | Yes | 5 July 2022 |
| Northamptonshire County Council | Yes | 20 June 2019[12] |
| Nottinghamshire County Council | Yes | 27 May 2021 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | Yes | 2 April 2019[13] |
| Somerset County Council | Yes | 20 February 2019[14] |
| Staffordshire County Council | Yes | 25 July 2019[15] |
| Suffolk County Council | Yes | 21 March 2019[16] |
| Surrey County Council | Yes | 9 July 2019[17] |
| Warwickshire County Council | Yes | 25 July 2019[18] |
| West Sussex County Council | Yes | 5 April 2019[19] |
| Worcestershire County Council | Yes | July 2021[20] |
District councils
| District Council | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Adur District Council | Yes | 18 July 2019[21] |
| Allerdale Borough Council | Yes | 25 September 2019[22] |
| Amber Valley Borough Council | Yes | 24 July 2019[23] |
| Arun District Council | Yes | 13 November 2019[24] |
| Ashfield District Council | No | N/A |
| Ashford Borough Council | No | Council voted against declaring a climate emergency on 29 July 2019. However, they have pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030.[25] |
| Aylesbury Vale District Council | Yes | 18 September 2019[26] |
| Babergh District Council | Yes | 23 July 2019[27] |
| Barrow Borough Council | Yes | 16 July 2019[28] |
| Basildon Borough Council | No | N/A |
| Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019[29] |
| Bassetlaw District Council | No | Council voted against declaring a climate emergency on 24 June 2021. |
| Blaby District Council | No | N/A |
| Bolsover District Council | No | Bolsover Council has debated a climate emergency but have not moved a motion for climate emergency.[30] |
| Boston Borough Council | Yes | 20 January 2020 |
| Braintree District Council | Yes | 22 July 2019 |
| Breckland District Council | No | |
| Brentwood Borough Council | Yes | 21 June 2023 |
| Broadland District Council | Yes | 27 July 2023 |
| Bromsgrove District Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
| Broxbourne Borough Council | No | |
| Broxtowe Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Burnley Borough Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
| Cambridge City Council | Yes | 21 February 2019 |
| Cannock Chase District Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Canterbury City Council | Yes | 18 July 2019[31] |
| Carlisle City Council | Yes | 5 March 2019 |
| Castle Point Borough Council | No | |
| Charnwood Borough Council | No | |
| Chelmsford City Council | Yes | 16 July 2019 |
| Cheltenham Borough Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
| Cherwell District Council | Yes | 22 July 2019 |
| Chesterfield Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Chichester District Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
| Chiltern District Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
| Chorley Borough Council | Yes | 19 November 2019 |
| Colchester Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Copeland Borough Council | No | |
| Corby Borough Council | Yes | 29 August 2019 |
| Cotswold District Council | Yes | 3 July 2019 |
| Craven District Council | Yes | 6 August 2019 |
| Crawley Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Dacorum Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Dartford Borough Council | Yes | 7 October 2019 |
| Daventry District Council | Yes | 20 February 2020 |
| Derbyshire Dales District Council | Yes | 30 May 2019 |
| Dover District Council | Yes | 29 January 2020 |
| East Cambridgeshire District Council | Yes | 17 October 2019 |
| East Devon District Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
| East Hampshire District Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council | Yes | 26 July 2023 |
| East Lindsey District Council | No | |
| East Northamptonshire District Council | No | |
| East Staffordshire Borough Council | Yes | 17 August 2020 |
| East Suffolk Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
| Eastbourne Borough Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
| Eastleigh Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
| Eden District Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
| Elmbridge Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Epping Forest District Council | Yes | 19 September 2019 |
| Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
| Erewash Borough Council | No | |
| Exeter City Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
| Fareham Borough Council | Yes | 24 October 2019 |
| Fenland District Council | No | |
| Folkestone and Hythe District Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
| Forest of Dean District Council | Yes | 6 December 2018 |
| Fylde Borough Council | No | |
| Gedling Borough Council | Yes | 20 November 2019 |
| Gloucester City Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
| Gosport Borough Council | No | |
| Gravesham Borough Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
| Great Yarmouth Borough Council | No | |
| Guildford Borough Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
| Hambleton District Council | Yes | 14 December 2021 |
| Harborough District Council | Yes | 24 June 2019 |
| Harlow District Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
| Harrogate Borough Council | No | |
| Hart District Council | Yes | 29 April 2021 |
| Hastings Borough Council | Yes | 23 March 2020 |
| Havant Borough Council | Yes | 20 November 2024 |
| Hertsmere Borough Council | Yes | 18 September 2019 |
| High Peak Borough Council | Yes | 15 October 2019 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | Yes | 16 July 2019 |
| Horsham District Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
| Huntingdonshire District Council | Yes | 22 February 2023 |
| Hyndburn Borough Council | Yes | 19 September 2019 |
| Ipswich Borough Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
| Kettering Borough Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
| Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | Yes | 9 September 2021 |
| Lancaster City Council | Yes | 30 January 2019 |
| Lewes District Council | Yes | 15 July 2019 |
| Lichfield District Council | Yes | 21 October 2019 |
| Lincoln City Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
| Maidstone Borough Council | Yes | 10 April 2019 |
| Maldon District Council | Yes | 4 February 2021 |
| Malvern Hills District Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
| Mansfield District Council | Yes | 5 March 2019 |
| Melton Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Mendip District Council | Yes | 25 February 2019 |
| Mid Devon District Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
| Mid Suffolk District Council | Yes | 25 July 2019 |
| Mid Sussex District Council | No | |
| Mole Valley District Council | Yes | 18 June 2019 |
| North Devon District Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
| North East Derbyshire District Council | Yes | 8 July 2019 |
| North Hertfordshire District Council | Yes | 21 May 2019 |
| North Kesteven District Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
| North Norfolk District Council | Yes | 24 April 2019 |
| North West Leicestershire District Council | Yes | 25 June 2019 |
| North Warwickshire Borough Council | Yes | 22 October 2019 |
| New Forest District Council | Yes | 6 October 2021 |
| Newark and Sherwood District Council | Yes | 16 July 2019 |
| Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council | Yes | 3 April 2019 |
| Northampton Borough Council | Yes | 3 June 2019 |
| Norwich City Council | Yes | 29 January 2019 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | Yes | 4 December 2019 |
| Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | No | |
| Oxford City Council | Yes | 28 January 2019 |
| Pendle Borough Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
| Preston City Council | Yes | 18 April 2019 |
| Redditch Borough Council | Yes | 23 September 2019 |
| Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | No | |
| Ribble Valley Borough Council | No | |
| Richmondshire District Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
| Rochford District Council | Yes | 28 June 2023 |
| Rossendale Borough Council | Yes | 25 December 2019 |
| Rother District Council | Yes | 16 December 2019 |
| Rugby Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
| Runnymede Borough Council | Yes | 17 October 2019 |
| Rushcliffe Borough Council | Yes | 7 March 2019 |
| Rushmoor Borough Council | Yes | 20 June 2019 |
| Ryedale District Council | Yes | 10 October 2019 |
| Scarborough Borough Council | Yes | 7 January 2019 |
| Sedgemoor District Council | Yes | 20 March 2019 |
| Selby District Council | No | |
| Sevenoaks District Council | No | |
| Somerset West and Taunton Council | Yes | 21 February 2019 |
| South Buckinghamshire District Council | No | |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council | Yes | 28 November 2019 |
| South Derbyshire District Council | Yes | 27 June 2019 |
| South Hams District Council | Yes | 25 July 2019 |
| South Holland District Council | No | |
| South Kesteven District Council | Yes | 26 September 2019 |
| South Lakeland District Council | Yes | 26 February 2019 |
| South Norfolk District Council | No | |
| South Northamptonshire District Council | No | |
| South Oxfordshire District Council | Yes | 11 April 2019 |
| South Ribble Borough Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
| South Somerset District Council | Yes | 21 May 2019 |
| South Staffordshire District Council | Yes | 10 September 2019 |
| Spelthorne Borough Council | Yes | 14 October 2020 |
| St Albans City Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
| Stafford Borough Council | Yes | 23 July 2019 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
| Stevenage Borough Council | Yes | 12 June 2019 |
| Stratford-upon-Avon District Council | Yes | 30 July 2019 |
| Stroud District Council | Yes | 13 December 2018 |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | Yes | 9 October 2019 |
| Swale Borough Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
| Tamworth Borough Council | Yes | 19 November 2019 |
| Tandridge District Council | Yes | 13 February 2020 |
| Teignbridge District Council | Yes | 18 April 2019 |
| Tendring District Council | Yes | 6 August 2019 |
| Test Valley Borough Council | Yes | 4 September 2019 |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council | Yes | 1 October 2019 |
| Thanet District Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
| Three Rivers District Council | Yes | 21 May 2019 |
| Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
| Torridge District Council | Yes | 1 July 2019 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Uttlesford District Council | Yes | 30 July 2019 |
| Vale of White Horse District Council | Yes | 13 February 2019 |
| Warwick District Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
| Watford Borough Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
| Waverley Borough Council | Yes | 18 September 2019 |
| Wealden District Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
| Wellingborough Borough Council | No | |
| Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council | Yes | 19 June 2019 |
| West Devon District Council | Yes | 21 May 2019 |
| West Lancashire District Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| West Lindsey District Council | No | |
| West Oxfordshire District Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
| West Suffolk Council | Yes | 11 September 2019 |
| Winchester City Council | Yes | 5 June 2019 |
| Woking Borough Council | Yes | 25 July 2019 |
| Worcester City Council | Yes | 16 July 2019 |
| Worthing Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
| Wychavon District Council | No | |
| Wycombe District Council | Yes | 3 February 2020 |
| Wyre Borough Council | Yes | 11 July 2019 |
| Wyre Forest District Council | Yes | 22 May 2019 |
London boroughs
There 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.[32]
| London borough | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham Council | Yes | 29 January 2020[33] |
| Barnet London Borough Council | Yes | 24 May 2022 |
| Bexley London Borough Council | No | |
| Brent London Borough Council | Yes | 8 July 2019 |
| Bromley London Borough Council | No | |
| Camden London Borough Council | Yes | 9 April 2019 |
| City of London Corporation | No | |
| Croydon London Borough Council | Yes | 15 July 2019 |
| Ealing London Borough Council | Yes | 2 April 2019 |
| Enfield London Borough Council | Yes | 8 July 2019 |
| Greenwich London Borough Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
| Hackney London Borough Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Haringey London Borough Council | Yes | 18 March 2019 |
| Harrow London Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
| Havering London Borough Council | Yes | 22 March 2023 |
| Hillingdon London Borough Council | Yes | 16 January 2020 |
| Hounslow London Borough Council | Yes | 19 June 2019 |
| Islington London Borough Council | Yes | 27 June 2019 |
| Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council | Yes | 22 January 2019 |
| Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council | Yes | 25 June 2019 |
| Lambeth London Borough Council | Yes | 29 January 2019 |
| Lewisham London Borough Council | Yes | 27 February 2019 |
| Merton London Borough Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
| Newham London Borough Council | Yes | 15 April 2019 |
| Redbridge London Borough Council | Yes | 20 June 2019 |
| Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council | Yes | 9 July 2019 |
| Southwark London Borough Council | Yes | 25 March 2019 |
| Sutton London Borough Council | Yes | 22 July 2019 |
| Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | Yes | 20 March 2019 |
| Waltham Forest London Borough Council | Yes | 25 April 2019 |
| Wandsworth London Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Westminster London Borough Council | Yes | 18 September 2019 |
Metropolitan districts
| Metropolitan district | Declared | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | Yes | 18 September 2019[34] |
| Birmingham City Council | Yes | 11 June 2019[35] |
| Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | Yes | 29 August 2019 |
| Bradford City Council | Yes | 15 January 2019 |
| Bury Borough Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
| Calderdale Borough Council | Yes | 30 January 2019 |
| Coventry City Council | Yes | 18 June 2019 |
| Doncaster Borough Council | Yes | 19 September 2019 |
| Dudley Borough Council | Yes | 6 July 2020 |
| Gateshead Borough Council | Yes | 23 May 2019 |
| Kirklees Borough Council | Yes | 16 January 2019 |
| Knowsley Borough Council | Yes | 29 January 2020 |
| Leeds City Council | Yes | 27 March 2019 |
| Liverpool City Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Manchester City Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
| North Tyneside Borough Council | Yes | 25 July 2019 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council | Yes | 3 April 2019 |
| Oldham Borough Council | Yes | 11 September 2019 |
| Rochdale Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Rotherham Borough Council | Yes | 30 October 2019 |
| South Tyneside Borough Council | Yes | 19 July 2019 |
| Salford City Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Sandwell Borough Council | Yes | 10 March 2020 |
| Sefton Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
| Sheffield City Council | Yes | 18 November 2019 |
| Solihull Borough Council | Yes | 8 October 2019 |
| St Helens Borough Council | Yes | 10 July 2019 |
| Stockport Borough Council | Yes | 28 March 2019 |
| Sunderland City Council | Yes | 27 March 2019 |
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | Yes | 25 February 2020 |
| Trafford Borough Council | Yes | 28 November 2018 |
| Wakefield City Council | Yes | 23 May 2019 |
| Walsall Borough Council | Yes | 16 September 2019 |
| Wigan Borough Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Wirral Borough Council | Yes | 15 July 2019 |
| Wolverhampton City Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
Unitary authorities
| Unitary authority | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bath and North East Somerset Council | Yes | 14 March 2019[36] |
| Bedford Borough Council | Yes | 5 March 2019[37] |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
| Blackpool Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | Yes | 16 July 2019 |
| Bracknell Forest Borough Council | Yes | 11 January 2023 |
| Brighton and Hove City Council | Yes | 13 December 2018 |
| Bristol City Council | Yes | 13 November 2018 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | No | |
| Cheshire East Council | Yes | 22 May 2019 |
| Cheshire West and Chester Council | Yes | 21 May 2019 |
| Cornwall Council | Yes | 22 January 2019 |
| Durham County Council | Yes | 20 February 2019 |
| Darlington Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
| Dorset Council | Yes | 16 May 2019 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Yes | 24 February 2021 |
| Greater London Authority | Yes | 11 December 2018 |
| Halton Borough Council | Yes | 16 October 2019 |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | No | |
| Herefordshire Council | Yes | 8 March 2019 |
| Hull City Council | Yes | 21 March 2019 |
| Isle of Wight Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
| Leicester City Council | Yes | 1 February 2019 |
| Luton Borough Council | Yes | 13 January 2020 |
| Medway Council | Yes | 25 April 2019 |
| Middlesbrough Borough Council | No | |
| Milton Keynes Council | Yes | 23 January 2019 |
| North East Lincolnshire Council | Yes | 19 September 2019 |
| North Lincolnshire Council | No | |
| North Somerset Council | Yes | 19 February 2019 |
| Northumberland County Council | Yes | 11 June 2019 |
| Nottingham City Council | Yes | 13 January 2020 |
| Peterborough City Council | Yes | 24 July 2019 |
| Plymouth City Council | Yes | 18 March 2019 |
| Portsmouth City Council | Yes | 19 March 2019 |
| Reading Borough Council | Yes | 26 February 2019 |
| Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | Yes | 28 March 2019 |
| Rutland County Council | No | |
| Shropshire Council | Yes | 16 May 2019 |
| Slough Borough Council | No | |
| Southampton City Council | Yes | 18 September 2019 |
| Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
| South Gloucestershire Council | Yes | 17 July 2019 |
| Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | No | |
| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | Yes | 4 July 2019 |
| Swindon Borough Council | Yes | 16 July 2022 |
| Telford and Wrekin Borough Council | Yes | 25 July 2019 |
| Thurrock Council | Yes | 23 October 2019 |
| Torbay Council | Yes | 19 June 2019 |
| Warrington Borough Council | Yes | 17 June 2019 |
| Wiltshire Council | Yes | 26 February 2019 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council | Yes | 26 June 2019 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | Yes | 18 July 2019 |
| City of York Council | Yes | 21 March 2019 |
Northern Ireland
| Local government area | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | No | |
| Ards and North Down Borough Council | Yes | 27 February 2019[38] |
| 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[39] |
| Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council | Yes | 8th June 2020 |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[40] |
| 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
| 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.[41] |
| Angus Council | Yes | 5 September 2019[42] |
| Argyll and Bute Council | Yes | 30 September 2021 |
| Clackmannanshire Council | Yes | 19 August 2021 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[43] |
| Dundee City Council | Yes | 24 June 2019[44] |
| East Ayrshire Council | No | N/A |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | No | N/A |
| East Lothian Council | Yes | 27 August 2019[45] |
| East Renfrewshire Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[46] |
| Edinburgh Council | Yes | 7 February 2019[47] |
| Falkirk Council | Yes | 27 August 2019 [48] |
| Fife Council | Yes | 26 September 2019[49] |
| Glasgow Council | Yes | 16 May 2019[50] |
| Highland Council | Yes | 9 May 2019[51] |
| Inverclyde Council | No | N/A |
| Midlothian Council | Yes | 17 December 2019[52] |
| Moray Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[53] |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | No | N/A |
| North Ayrshire Council | Yes | 11 June 2019[54] |
| North Lanarkshire Council | Yes | 20 June 2019[55] |
| Orkney Islands Council | Yes | 14 May 2019[56] |
| Perth and Kinross Council | Yes | 9 November 2022 |
| Renfrewshire Council | Yes | 27 June 2019[57] |
| Scottish Borders Council | Yes | 25 September 2020[58] |
| Shetland Islands Council | Yes | 22 January 2020[59] |
| 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.[60] |
| Stirling Council | Yes | 3 October 2019[61] |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | Yes | 29 May 2019[62] |
| West Lothian Council | Yes | 24 September 2019[63] |
Wales
| Local government area | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent) | Yes | 24 September 2020[64] |
| 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[65] |
| Cardiff Council (Cyngor Caerdydd) | Yes | 28 March 2019[66] |
| Carmarthenshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin) | Yes | 20 February 2019[67] |
| Ceredigion County Council (Cyngor Sir Ceredigion) | Yes | 5 March 2020[68] |
| Conwy County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) | Yes | 9 May 2019[69] |
| Denbighshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Ddinbych) | Yes | 2 July 2019[70] |
| Flintshire County Council (Cyngor Sir y Fflint) | No | N/A |
| Gwynedd Council (Cyngor Sir Gwynedd) | Yes | 7 March 2019[71] |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council (Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn) | Yes | 8 Sept 2020[72] |
| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) | No | N/A |
| Monmouthshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Fynwy) | Yes | 16 May 2019[73] |
| 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[74] |
| Pembrokeshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Penfro) | Yes | 9 May 2019[75] |
| Powys County Council (Cyngor Sir Powys) | Yes | 24 September 2020[76] |
| 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[77] |
| Torfaen County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen) | Yes | 25 June 2019[78] |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Bro Morgannwg) | Yes | 29 July 2019[79] |
| Wrexham County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam) | Yes | 25 September 2019[80] |
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