… and in June 2019, the UK became the first country to legislate long-term climate targets by introducing a legally binding net-zero carbon emissions target to end the UK’s contribution to global warming entirely by 2050. In recognition of the urgency and importance of local action in response to a global concern, on 26th June 2019, West Oxfordshire District Council declared its Motion to address…
… projects that support housing energy retrofit in West Oxfordshire, such as the Oxfordshire Cosy Homes Initiative. ● developing opportunities for new partnerships as the route to achieving wide-scale domestic and non-domestic energy retrofit projects. ● working towards net-zero housing and economic growth in West Oxfordshire, supporting a transition to a zero-carbon economy and clean-energy…
…, promoting events and opportunities through the existing business network for West Oxfordshire. ● contributing to the planning of projects as a pathway to achieving net-zero for the West Oxfordshire community, developing plans for a clean- and local-energy transition. For example, continuing support for the development of a whole-system Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) for Eynsham and a pilot…
… to contribute towards, facilitating action at a local level. ● The UK's Ten-Point Plan (November 2020): Energy White Paper, Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, Net-Zero Strategy, Heat & Buildings Strategy, Hydrogen Strategy (emerging) ● UK Net-Zero by 2050 ● UK Industrial Strategy and Clean Growth Strategy ● Oxfordshire Industrial Strategy (2019) ● The Oxford to Cambridge Arc (emerging…
… them to cycle to work. ● working towards net-zero-carbon growth by 2050 in partnership with Oxfordshire councils and county-wide partners, supporting the transition to ultra-low-emission transport and active travel. This will be done as part of a review of the West Oxfordshire Local Plan and by contributing to the development of the Oxfordshire Plan 2050 and Oxfordshire Local Transport…