Local authority climate emergency declarations

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Description

Dataset of local authority declarations of a climate emergency with key features flagged

Description:

Dataset of local authority declarations of a climate emergency with key features flagged

Column name	Data type	Description	Unique	Required values
local-authority-code	string	3/4 letter code for local authority (see https://mysociety.github.io/uk_local_authority_names_and_codes/)	No
council	string	Name of council	Yes
council_type	string	Type of council (unitary, county, district, etc)	No	Unitary Scotland, District, Unitary NI, Metro Boro, Unitary Eng, Unitary Wales, Combined Authority, County, Unitary Scot, Municipal Corporation, Combined authority, London Boro, Strategic Regional Authority
made_declaration	string	Has the council made a declaration of a climate emergency?	No
date_made	string	Date of declaration	No
motion_link	string	Link to motion	No
ref_to_adaptation	string	Does the declaration refer to adaptation?	No
ecological_emergency	string	Does the declaration refer to an ecological emergency?	No
ref_to_nature	string	Does the declaration refer to nature?	No
call_to_gov	string	Does the declaration call on the government to take action?	No
carbon_neutral_date	number	Date by which the council aims to be carbon neutral	No
carbon_neutral_whole_date	string	Date by which the council aims to be carbon neutral (whole area)	No
notes	string	Notes on declaration	No
motion_url	string	URL of motion	No
gss_code	string	GSS code for council	No
region	string	Region of council	No
local-authority-type-name	string	Type of council (unitary, county, district, etc)	No
county-la	string	Code of overlapping county council of council	No
combined-authority	string	Code of overlapping combined authority of council	No

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