… up to 2022. The data is influenced by both national policy and Oxfordshire interventions such as planning, transport and business activity. Oxfordshire emissions are within the Committee on Climate Change carbon budgets but are not in step with the more ambitious Oxfordshire Leading the Way pathway as set in the Oxfordshire Net Zero Route Map and Action Plan (ONZRMAP). The council needs…
… investment needed to reach net zero on our estate. 5. Officers will be reviewing the council’s carbon management in light of new policy both within the council and nationally that will decrease the council's residual emissions for offset. 6. Finally, the report provides a summary of commitments in the new government manifesto and how the programme is seeking to align with these. The new public…
…, and enabling Oxfordshire’s transition to net zero. 8. The actions have been developed from the priorities and commitments in the Climate Action Framework. Annex 1 provides cabinet with an overview of the progress under each of the actions since April 2024. 9. Most workstreams are green rated. Securing the support of all Future Oxfordshire Partnership partners and funding allocation from the Capacity…
… Fund of £600k to complete Local Area Energy Planning in all Districts was a key milestone in this period. This work aims to convert the council’s pathway to net zero into an infrastructure plan, as well as working with the Distribution Network Operators to understand impact on grid and need for network upgrades to inform their business planning. 10. The council is consulting with partners…
…. The partnership will be looking for alternative ways to fund the multi-year programme, including a possible resubmission to Ofgem. Enabling Oxfordshire’s Transition to Net Zero 13. An annual update on the greenhouse gas emissions for the county is provided in Annex 2 from national data published by Department of Energy Security and Net Zero two years in arrears. 14. Sources in Oxfordshire accounted…