Conwy
Climate Action Plan

Nationally, the UK has a legally binding target to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. Many local councils have more ambitious targets. There are nearly 400 principal councils across the country: the majority have a net-zero target of 2030. Further information from the Council.

Local net-zero target date

2030

Plan published

June 2019

Plan scope

Plan covers entire local area

Climate emergency declared

May 2019

Working together

We use data on Climate Action Plans from data.climateemergency.uk

If you have more recent Climate Action Plan information for this area, please contact mySociety at [email protected]

CO2 emissions

It's hard to visualise CO2 emissions. The data talks about 'tonnes of CO2' - but what does a tonne of gas look like? Well, imagine a typical large hot air balloon (almost 3,000 cubic metres in volume). One tonne of CO2 would fill one of these hot air balloons.

Additional local carbon emissions

Carbon emissions embedded in the imported goods we consume locally are typically not counted. However, these goods are produced and then transported here because of our consumer demands. Imported emissions are so big they should not be hidden*.

* Note: Imported emissions are estimated based on the Total UK Goods & Services Greenhouse Gases imported emissions (Defra UK's Carbon Footprint 2016: 353mt CO2 eq) pro-rated based on Local Authority population size and assumed equal per capita consumption of imported goods and services across all Local Authorities.

CO2 emissions in total

468,584 tonnes

People in the local area

118,184

CO2 per person per year

4.0 tonnes

Additional local carbon emissions

628,159 tonnes

Source: BEIS Local Authority territorial CO2 emissions within the scope of influence of Local Authorities (2020).

Local carbon emissions by sector

In getting to net zero as quickly as possible, we need to look at how we do things differently in every sector.

(000t)

2018
2019
2020

High-impact, low-carbon initiatives

Total published on Carbon Copy across the UK: 1044 See all Initiatives

There are some amazing collaborations between local councils, communities and companies. Some examples in/around Conwy:

Derwydd Cyf

Farming in ways that save the environment by saving money.

Conwy
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Food security & supply
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Energy

Golygfa Gwydyr

Enhancing environmental and social resilience and providing opportunities for community relations.

Conwy
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Flooding & drought
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Parc Adfer Energy Recovery Facility

Transforming non-recylable waste into renewable, low-carbon energy.

Conwy
  • Carbon emissions
  • Excessive consumption
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy
  • Energy

Future Climate Change Impact Assessment for Hydropower: Dŵr Uisce

Assessing how climate change will impact future water resource for Hydropower.

Conwy
  • Carbon emissions
  • Flooding & drought
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Energy
  • Built Environment

Groundwork North Wales’ Energy Projects

Supporting vulnerable people in North Wales, reduce their energy debt and their carbon footprint.

Conwy
  • Carbon emissions
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Energy

Fferm Ifan CIC

Providing rural Welsh speaking farming communities with opportunities for sustainable collaboration.

Conwy
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Flooding & drought
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Carbon AcCount Ltd

Helping SMEs reduce their carbon footprint.

Conwy
  • Carbon emissions
  • Excessive consumption
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Circular Economy
  • Energy
  • Finance

Repair Cafe Wales

Supporting communities to run repair cafes to fix household items for free and reduce waste.

Cardiff
  • Carbon emissions
  • Excessive consumption
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

Crest

Unlocking people’s potential through inclusion, innovation and enterprise, to benefit our community.

Conwy
  • Excessive consumption
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy