Including 7 closely related terms such as climate, climate change, and climate action.
… outside a defined boundary (ie outside of Oxfordshire County) that would not have occurred without investment” 2. “negative emissions technologies and nature-based solutions for sequestering carbon remaining from difficult to decarbonise activities”.7 Whilst the focus of tackling climate change is to reduce demand, the report highlighted that “well designed “nature-based solutions…
… ..................................................................................................................... 36 1. Introduction Oxfordshire County Council has committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions in our estate and operations by 2030 and to embed climate considerations into all our decision making. In 2020, we published our Climate Action Framework, setting out how we are going to reduce our emissions, transform into a climate active organisation and play our…
… part in Oxfordshire’s transition to net-zero. Since then, addressing the climate and ecological emergency has become the Council’s number one priority. The Climate Action Framework is complemented by the Climate and Natural Environment Policy Statement which was approved by Cabinet in November 2022 and re-affirmed our commitment to the shared environmental principles of the Oxford-Cambridge…
… Arc. The Carbon Management Plan 2022-30 sets out the approach to reducing the emissions from our buildings, highway assets (streetlighting, traffic signals and signage), fleet and staff business travel in their own vehicles. These are the emissions that we committed to reduce to net-zero be the end of this decade. The Plan is part of a wider Climate Action Programme that also includes our…
… emissions and as at the end of March 2023, over 30% of illuminated signs and bollards are LED. In October 2022 Cabinet approved the adoption of an updated Street Lighting and Illuminated Assets Policy. The new policy will reduce our impact on climate change and the environment through the use of optimised lighting systems whilst retaining appropriate lighting for safe passage of all users…