Newport
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.

Local net-zero target date

Emergency not yet declared

Plan published

Not published yet

Plan scope

Plan covers council operations only

Climate emergency declared

Not declared yet

Working together

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

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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

709,948 tonnes

People in the local area

156,447

CO2 per person per year

4.5 tonnes

Additional local carbon emissions

803,766 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 Newport:

Project Drawdown

Reducing carbon emissions from anaesthetic gases.

Bridgend
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Waste
  • Built Environment

Cardiff Cycle Workshop

Enabling more people to cycle through the provision of education, recycled bikes and repairs.

Caerphilly
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Waste
  • Transport
  • Circular Economy

Egni Co-operative

Fighting climate change, reducing electricity costs and keeping money in the Welsh economy.

Newport
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Waste
  • Energy
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Built Environment

Tip Shops South Wales

Rescuing reusable items from being thrown into skips and make them available to people in need.

Blaenau Gwent
  • Carbon emissions
  • Excessive consumption
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

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

Tech Tyfu Vertical Farming

Working with growers in North Wales to develop fresh micro greens sustainably.

Gwynedd
  • Food security & supply
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Generation, Supply, Consumption, Storage (GSCS) Project

Providing innovative and cost-effective renewable energy solutions to business communities.

Blaenau Gwent
  • Carbon emissions
  • Excessive consumption
  • Tech & Innovation
  • Energy
  • Built Environment

Project Zero

Making the Council carbon neutral by 2030.

Vale of Glamorgan
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Energy
  • Built Environment
  • Transport