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Oxfordshire County Council

… 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…

… 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…

… with high deployment of new local electricity generation. This is an ambitious pathway that goes beyond national commitments, and the carbon budgets reflect this level of ambition. 17. The ONZRMAP requires an annual average reduction of 9% between 2021 and 2025 to stay within the five-year cumulative budget. Divided equally this allows for 3,374 kt CO2 to be emitted each year for the first budget…

… for UK net emissions of greenhouse gases over that period. Forecasts based on the CCC’s ‘balanced pathway’ to net zero suggests that there will need to be a 71% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 2037 compared to 2022. 47. This represents a significant challenge and requires a rapid increase in the pace of efforts to decarbonise across society. The council should continue to look…

… infrastructure to meet net zero – such as charging points, and connections for renewables – as well as wider infrastructure in the county. The Local Area Energy Plan is the council’s strategic response to this issue. It will bring together the county’s infrastructure needs and pathways to net zero to inform future infrastructure planning with the Distribution Network Operators (DNOs). The council…