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Oxfordshire County Council

… to continue to engage with central government to influence policy and programmes that support Oxfordshire’s decarbonisation ambitions. 4. The most significant risks to the delivery of the Climate Action Programme include any delays to property and fleet decarbonisation works, a lack of grid capacity to support new electric vehicle and renewable energy infrastructure, and the recognition of further…

… provide £600m a year in grants and £400m in low interest loans to local authorities to support low-carbon community energy projects. Given the leading work Low Carbon Hub has done on community energy in Oxfordshire, the county is well placed to benefit from this funding.  Regional Energy System Plan (RESP): This is a new regional strategic planning function delivered by the National Energy…

… to be developed. Schemes or credits to be bought for balancing residual emissions. 1200- 3,000 tCO2e to be offset/inset Table 3: Unfunded workstreams in CMP 2030 School Energy Efficiency Loan 41. The Schools Energy Efficiency Loan scheme has seen strong demand. All of the £800,000 funding is now allocated in principle. This funding will support energy efficiency improvements and energy…

… generation projects across 14 schools. Through the budget setting process for 2025/26, cabinet will be asked to consider the potential to expand this loan scheme. Funding of the LAEP Programme 42. In June, the Future Oxfordshire Partnership allocated £600,000 to a programme of funding Local Area Energy Plans for the Districts and City. This programme is led by the county and currently…

… projects across England, and pledged to double onshore wind capacity.  Planning Reform: The council has commented on the National Planning Policy Framework consultation and supports the proposal to increase the threshold for renewables projects being designated as Nationally Significant to 100MW allowing more projects between 50 and 100MW to be determined at a local level…