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.
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.
Several 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]
| 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 |
There are thirty three London borough authorities, there are only five of these London Borough authorities that have not declared a climate emergency. This means that 85% 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]
| 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 | No | |
| 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 | |
| Local government area | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City Council | No | Council voted against declaring a climate emergency on 6 December 2019. [44] |
| Aberdeenshire Council | No | Council voted against declaring a climate emergency on 4 October 2019. [45] |
| Angus Council | Yes | 5 September 2019 [46] |
| Argyll and Bute Council | No | Council have not voted on a climate emergency declaration yet however, there has been media coverage of citizens and groups calling for the council to do so. [47] |
| Clackmannanshire Council | No | N/A |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council | Yes | 27 June 2019 [48] |
| Dundee City Council | Yes | 24 June 2019 [49] |
| East Ayrshire Council | No | N/A |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | No | N/A |
| East Lothian Council | Yes | 27 August 2019 [50] |
| East Renfrewshire Council | Yes | 27 June 2019 [51] |
| Edinburgh Council | Yes | 7 February 2019 [52] |
| Falkirk Council | Yes | 27 August 2019 [53] |
| Fife Council | Yes | 26 September 2019 [54] |
| Glasgow Council | Yes | 16 May 2019 [55] |
| Highland Council | Yes | 9 May 2019 [56] |
| Kingsbarns Community Council | Yes | 2 March 2020 [57] |
| Inverclyde Council | No | N/A |
| Midlothian Council | Yes | 17 December 2019 [58] |
| Moray Council | Yes | 27 June 2019 [59] |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar Council | No | N/A |
| North Ayrshire Council | Yes | 11 June 2019 [60] |
| North Lanarkshire Council | Yes | 20 June 2019 [61] |
| Orkney Islands Council | Yes | 14 May 2019 [62] |
| Perth and Kinross Council | No | Leader of the Council declared that they have no plans to declare a climate emergency. [63] |
| Renfrewshire Council | Yes | 27 June 2019 [64] |
| Scottish Borders Council | Yes | 25 September 2020 [65] |
| Shetland Islands Council | Yes | 22 January 2020 [66] |
| 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. [67] |
| Stirling Council | Yes | 3 October 2019 [68] |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | Yes | 29 May 2019 [69] |
| West Lothian Council | Yes | 24 September 2019 [70] |
| Local government area | Declared a climate emergency | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town Council | Yes | 28 January 2019 [71] |
| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent) | Yes | 24 September 2020 [72] |
| Bridgend County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) | No | N/A |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) | Yes | 4 June 2019 [73] |
| Caia Park Community Council | Yes | 13 June 2019 [74] |
| Cardiff Council (Cyngor Caerdydd) | Yes | 28 March 2019 [75] |
| Carmarthenshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin) | Yes | 20 February 2019 [76] |
| Ceredigion County Council (Cyngor Sir Ceredigion) | Yes | 5 March 2020 [77] |
| Conwy County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) | Yes | 9 May 2019 [78] |
| Denbighshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Ddinbych) | Yes | 2 July 2019 [79] |
| Flintshire County Council (Cyngor Sir y Fflint) | No | N/A |
| Gwynedd Council (Cyngor Sir Gwynedd) | Yes | 7 March 2019 [80] |
| Hay-on-Wye Town Council | Yes | 1 April 2019 [81] |
| Isle of Anglesey County Council (Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn) | Yes | 8 Sept 2020 [82] |
| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) | No | N/A |
| Monmouthshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Fynwy) | Yes | 16 May 2019 [83] |
| Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Castell-nedd Port Talbot) | No | N/A |
| Newport City Council (Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd) | Yes | 13 March 2019 [84] |
| Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn Town Council | Yes | 28 May 2019 [85] |
| Pembrokeshire County Council (Cyngor Sir Penfro) | Yes | 9 May 2019 [86] |
| Pennard Community Council | Yes | 13 May 2019 [87] |
| Powys County Council (Cyngor Sir Powys) | Yes | 24 September 2020 [88] |
| 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 [89] |
| The Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Bro Morgannwg) | Yes | 29 July 2019 [90] |
| Torfaen County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen) | Yes | 25 June 2019 [91] |
| Tywyn Town Council | Yes | 13 February 2019 [92] |
| Welshpool Town Council Cyngof Tref Y Trallwng | Yes | 27 February 2019 [93] |
| Wrexham County Borough Council (Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam) | Yes | 25 September 2019 [94] |
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