Local Authority Carbon Intelligence
While National Indicator NI186 is no longer a mandatory reporting requirement, the data set back to 2005 is still published. Per capita CO2 emissions are a useful guide for Local Authorities to track their progress in terms of carbon savings. While per capita emissions give a useful comparator, what actually matters is progress. Actual progress is better shown as year on year savings against one’s own baseline. NEP have compiled a list from the DEFRA data set showing nationally each LA and progress made in terms of the key emissions from domestic, industrial and commercial and transport. Non transport emissions currently cover electricity and gas use.
The tables below show the top 20 and bottom 20 performing Local Authorities in terms of progress against their 2005 baseline, overall and in each key emissions area. The full data set in each area is also available to download from this page.
The data shows which LAs are making strong or weak progress in key areas such as domestic energy saving, as well as in total CO2 emissions across the local authority area.
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Domestic
The top and bottom local authorities for Domestic CO2 reduction from 2005 to 2009.
| Local Authority | % reduction in domestic total energy use (electricity and gas) since 2005 | Rank (% reduction since 2005) | per Capita CO2 | Rank (per capita CO2) |
| City of London | -27.50% | 1 | 1.7 | 7 |
| Norwich | -23.20% | 2 | 1.7 | 9 |
| Northampton | -20.50% | 3 | 2.0 | 65 |
| Nottingham | -20.24% | 4 | 1.8 | 18 |
| Reading | -20.03% | 5 | 2.0 | 44 |
| Bristol, City of | -19.60% | 6 | 1.8 | 16 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | -19.60% | 7 | 2.1 | 160 |
| Luton | -19.54% | 8 | 1.8 | 18 |
| Cambridge | -19.42% | 9 | 1.8 | 14 |
| Manchester | -19.35% | 10 | 1.9 | 20 |
| Leeds | -19.14% | 11 | 2.0 | 65 |
| Sheffield | -19.09% | 12 | 2.0 | 61 |
| Portsmouth | -18.87% | 13 | 1.7 | 5 |
| Leicester | -18.84% | 14 | 1.9 | 25 |
| Barking and Dagenham | -18.77% | 15 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | -18.77% | 16 | 1.9 | 23 |
| Southend-on-Sea | -18.75% | 17 | 2.3 | 264 |
| Southampton | -18.56% | 18 | 1.7 | 9 |
| Plymouth | -18.24% | 19 | 1.7 | 7 |
| Oxford | -18.05% | 20 | 1.8 | 12 |
| (mid-point) North Warwickshire | -14.24% | 203 | 2.1 | 160 |
| Ballymoney | -7.98% | 387 | 3.4 | 387 |
| Orkney Islands | -7.90% | 388 | 3.5 | 391 |
| Fermanagh | -7.75% | 389 | 3.5 | 392 |
| Antrim | -7.52% | 390 | 3.2 | 379 |
| Down | -7.07% | 391 | 3.5 | 395 |
| Omagh | -6.75% | 392 | 3.5 | 392 |
| Ballymena | -6.56% | 393 | 3.4 | 389 |
| Moyle | -6.26% | 394 | 4.2 | 404 |
| Lisburn | -6.03% | 395 | 2.9 | 372 |
| Ards | -5.67% | 396 | 3.1 | 378 |
| Derry | -5.54% | 397 | 3.2 | 381 |
| Newtownabbey | -5.12% | 398 | 3.9 | 403 |
| North Down | -5.09% | 399 | 3.5 | 396 |
| Castlereagh | -4.75% | 400 | 3.6 | 398 |
| Coleraine | -4.71% | 401 | 4.3 | 406 |
| Larne | -4.60% | 402 | 3.5 | 392 |
| Eilean Siar | -4.35% | 403 | 3.8 | 402 |
| Carrickfergus | -4.31% | 404 | 3.2 | 381 |
| Limavady | -3.91% | 405 | 3.3 | 386 |
| Belfast | -2.23% | 406 | 3.7 | 400 |
Industrial and Commercial
The top and bottom local authorities for Industrial and Commercial CO2 reduction from 2005 to 2009.
| Local Authority | % reduction in Industrial and Commercial total energy use since 2005 | Rank (% reduction since 2005) | per Capita CO2 | Rank (per capita CO2) |
| Dover | -50.35% | 1 | 1.70 | 70 |
| Eden | -49.76% | 2 | 9.70 | 394 |
| Bassetlaw | -49.24% | 3 | 2.81 | 271 |
| Exeter | -48.79% | 4 | 2.55 | 226 |
| Thurrock | -46.72% | 5 | 3.98 | 353 |
| Shepway | -45.03% | 6 | 2.07 | 144 |
| Rotherham | -44.46% | 7 | 2.55 | 226 |
| St. Helens | -39.55% | 8 | 4.47 | 360 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | -39.50% | 9 | 2.20 | 162 |
| North Tyneside | -36.24% | 10 | 2.00 | 126 |
| Newport | -35.51% | 11 | 4.60 | 395 |
| South Bucks | -35.45% | 12 | 2.53 | 222 |
| Walsall | -34.90% | 13 | 1.93 | 111 |
| Chesterfield | -34.77% | 14 | 2.30 | 184 |
| Dacorum | -34.72% | 15 | 1.70 | 55 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | -33.72% | 16 | 47.00 | 405 |
| Burnley | -33.72% | 17 | 2.00 | 122 |
| Dartford | -33.54% | 18 | 2.40 | 210 |
| Coventry | -33.36% | 19 | 2.10 | 139 |
| Wyre Forest | -33.02% | 20 | 1.61 | 49 |
| (mid-point) Gwynedd | -17.53% | 203 | 2.20 | 162 |
| Tower Hamlets | 0.83% | 387 | 6.19 | 379 |
| Gedling | 1.38% | 388 | 1.40 | 25 |
| Swale | 1.82% | 389 | 7.17 | 384 |
| Derry | 2.12% | 390 | 3.10 | 306 |
| Coleraine | 2.63% | 391 | 2.20 | 169 |
| St. Edmundsbury | 3.16% | 392 | 8.55 | 389 |
| Thanet | 3.75% | 393 | 1.72 | 61 |
| Merton | 5.56% | 394 | 1.60 | 45 |
| Surrey Heath | 5.83% | 395 | 2.45 | 214 |
| Malvern Hills | 6.37% | 396 | 2.10 | 150 |
| Broadland | 9.22% | 397 | 3.10 | 310 |
| Pembrokeshire | 11.68% | 398 | 5.10 | 372 |
| Newham | 13.55% | 399 | 3.10 | 303 |
| Rushcliffe | 17.71% | 400 | 2.00 | 126 |
| Ballymena | 21.23% | 401 | 3.27 | 321 |
| Banbridge | 21.47% | 402 | 1.94 | 113 |
| Slough | 22.40% | 403 | 3.83 | 346 |
| Spelthorne | 24.09% | 404 | 2.55 | 226 |
| Craigavon | 26.35% | 405 | 2.70 | 255 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 28.93% | 406 | 6.10 | 377 |
Transport
The top and bottom local authorities for Transport CO2 reduction from 2005 to 2009.
| Local Authority | % reduction in Transport total since 2005 | Rank (% reduction since 2005) | per Capita CO2 | Rank (per capita CO2) |
| City of London | -34.73% | 1 | 5.14 | 400 |
| Westminster | -19.85% | 2 | 1.25 | 79 |
| Crawley | -19.27% | 3 | 1.94 | 183 |
| Selby | -18.83% | 4 | 3.57 | 361 |
| Wandsworth | -18.34% | 5 | 0.87 | 16 |
| Southampton | -17.08% | 6 | 1.07 | 48 |
| Norwich | -16.81% | 7 | 0.88 | 19 |
| Reading | -16.65% | 8 | 0.83 | 14 |
| Epsom and Ewell | -16.53% | 9 | 1.15 | 56 |
| Ryedale | -16.45% | 10 | 3.23 | 337 |
| Walsall | -16.39% | 11 | 1.47 | 114 |
| Reigate and Banstead | -16.36% | 12 | 2.74 | 304 |
| Watford | -16.36% | 13 | 1.16 | 57 |
| Merton | -16.05% | 14 | 0.79 | 9 |
| Luton | -15.91% | 15 | 0.95 | 33 |
| Horsham | -15.56% | 16 | 2.40 | 263 |
| Sutton | -15.47% | 17 | 0.88 | 19 |
| Kingston upon Thames | -15.44% | 18 | 1.36 | 96 |
| Hertsmere | -15.41% | 19 | 3.53 | 360 |
| Ashford | -15.41% | 20 | 2.68 | 296 |
| (mid-point) South Northamptonshire | -9.80% | 203 | 6.2 | 402 |
| Gravesham | -4.41% | 387 | 1.81 | 169 |
| Moray | -4.26% | 388 | 1.91 | 179 |
| Orkney Islands | -3.95% | 389 | 1.53 | 121 |
| Highland | -3.77% | 390 | 2.73 | 302 |
| Warrington | -3.51% | 391 | 3.38 | 346 |
| Sedgemoor | -3.29% | 392 | 3.46 | 351 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | -3.24% | 393 | 3.91 | 370 |
| Conwy | -2.86% | 394 | 2.39 | 260 |
| Stroud | -2.84% | 395 | 3.78 | 366 |
| Epping Forest | -2.81% | 396 | 5.07 | 399 |
| St. Helens | -2.41% | 397 | 1.86 | 173 |
| Carmarthenshire | -2.38% | 398 | 2.37 | 256 |
| West Devon | -2.36% | 399 | 3.49 | 355 |
| Angus | -2.02% | 400 | 2.30 | 246 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | -1.85% | 401 | 1.62 | 139 |
| Carlisle | -1.76% | 402 | 2.69 | 299 |
| Newham | -1.30% | 403 | 1.22 | 73 |
| Larne | 0.11% | 404 | 3.05 | 325 |
| North Warwickshire | 0.62% | 405 | 10.03 | 406 |
| Eilean Siar | 5.17% | 406 | 1.73 | 158 |
Overall
The top and bottom local authorities for Overall CO2 reduction from 2005 to 2009.
| Local Authority | % reduction since 2005 (Total) | Rank (% reduction since 2005) | per Capita CO2 | Rank (per capita CO2) |
| Gravesham | -66.96% | 1 | 5.8 | 102 |
| Ribble Valley | -47.39% | 2 | 14.8 | 393 |
| Fermanagh | -35.89% | 3 | 12 | 380 |
| Thurrock | -33.86% | 4 | 8.5 | 297 |
| Exeter | -33.42% | 5 | 5.2 | 63 |
| Rutland | -31.62% | 6 | 27.8 | 401 |
| City of London | -31.62% | 7 | 127.5 | 406 |
| North Lincolnshire | -30.86% | 8 | 47.2 | 404 |
| Cookstown | -29.61% | 9 | 15.1 | 394 |
| Dover | -27.58% | 10 | 5.4 | 80 |
| Rotherham | -26.67% | 11 | 6.9 | 200 |
| South Cambridgeshire | -26.41% | 12 | 9.5 | 339 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | -25.59% | 13 | 14.4 | 392 |
| Bolsover | -24.86% | 14 | 11.4 | 374 |
| South Gloucestershire | -24.56% | 15 | 7.9 | 269 |
| East Lothian | -24.50% | 16 | 11.5 | 375 |
| St. Helens | -24.47% | 17 | 8.4 | 293 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | -24.38% | 18 | 50.7 | 405 |
| Norwich | -24.11% | 19 | 5.2 | 67 |
| Bassetlaw | -24.06% | 20 | 8.3 | 289 |
| (mid-point) Mid Suffolk | -14.02% | 203 | 7.3 | 230 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | -5.78% | 386 | 16.1 | 396 |
| Banbridge | -5.70% | 387 | 9.0 | 323 |
| Belfast | -5.68% | 388 | 8.0 | 273 |
| Omagh | -5.45% | 389 | 9.7 | 344 |
| Coleraine | -4.54% | 390 | 9.2 | 328 |
| Tower Hamlets | -4.30% | 391 | 8.9 | 319 |
| South Ayrshire | -4.22% | 392 | 5.8 | 102 |
| North Warwickshire | -4.17% | 393 | 17.3 | 397 |
| Ballymena | -3.72% | 394 | 10.1 | 353 |
| Derry | -3.66% | 395 | 8.0 | 273 |
| Moyle | -3.50% | 396 | 10.3 | 357 |
| Spelthorne | -3.11% | 397 | 6.9 | 203 |
| Limavady | -2.83% | 398 | 9.0 | 321 |
| Slough | -2.42% | 399 | 7.3 | 228 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | -2.27% | 400 | 5.2 | 68 |
| Pembrokeshire | -1.74% | 401 | 10.0 | 352 |
| St. Edmundsbury | -0.43% | 402 | 13.1 | 390 |
| Newham | 1.96% | 403 | 6.0 | 130 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 3.09% | 404 | 12.3 | 382 |
| Highland | 8.07% | 405 | 1.4 | 2 |
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