Environment & Energy
Browse the latest environment & energy news, comment and stories in Oxford and across Oxfordshire.
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Planet Mark delivers Net Zero Carbon message to Oxfordshire’s local businesses
The event was attended by more than 20 local organisations that shared their net zero carbon learnings and discussed the challenges they faced while reducing their carbon emissions.
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Get outside! Indian summer forecast for Oxfordshire from Sunday
The latest Met Office and BBC forecast an Indian summer for Oxfordshire from Sunday, with temperatures reaching highs of 27°C later in the week.
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The zero carbon battle bus coming to Oxford and Bicester on 07 September
Oxfordshire’s countdown to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow continues this month with the arrival of a zero carbon tour battle bus to the county.
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Help shape the new Oxfordshire air quality website
The consultation aims to identify what information residents across the county want to see on the new website to help them find more about air quality.
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Upgrades to Go Ultra Low Oxford chargers for residents complete
The upgrade means that all 12 designated resident bollard chargers installed under Phase one of Go Ultra Low Oxford project are now available for the public to use.
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Councillors welcome proposals to protect and enhance the Chilterns AONB
South Oxfordshire District Councillors have welcomed plans which could see the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) extended and better protected.
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New ECI report provides a roadmap towards Oxfordshire’s zero-carbon future
Created by the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute (ECI), the report challenges Oxfordshire’s key decision-makers to embrace several new recommendations.
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UK’s first grid-scale battery storage system goes live in Cowley
The government-backed project integrates energy storage, electric vehicle (EV) charging, low carbon heating and smart energy management technologies to decarbonise Oxford by 2040.
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Oxford City Council provides £3.4m funding for Ray Valley Solar Park
This follows the news last month that Triodos Bank UK had approved a new loan facility to Low Carbon Hub to help it construct and operate what will be the UK’s largest community-owned solar park.
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New report reviews Oxfordshire’s progress towards One Planet Living
The groundbreaking report reviews progress so far to achieving a shared vision of a happier, healthier, greener future for Oxfordshire.
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Bishop of Oxford joins environment & climate change select committee
Bishop Steven, a leading advocate of fossil fuel divestment within the Church of England, is among the 13 peers appointed to the Lords Select Committee.
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Oxfordshire top of county recycling table for seventh year in a row
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Residents in Oxfordshire have helped the county top the table nationally when it comes to recycling and composting for the seventh year in a row. Residents in Oxfordshire have helped the county top the table nationally when it comes to recycling and composting for the seventh year in a row. Oxfordshire County Council…
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Banco Santander and Oxentia Foundation launch a new Environmental Challenge competition
The challenge addresses two objectives: Be sustainable through green financing and investment, and Be mindful through products and services that raise awareness about our impact on the environment.
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Oxford Brookes joins leaders to support 2040 net zero carbon emissions pledge
The university’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Alistair Fitt joined leaders from across Oxford to support the aspiration to achieve net zero carbon emissions as a city by 2040.
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Zero Carbon Oxford Summit: Leaders support 2040 net zero carbon emissions
The group of 21 leaders from the city’s universities, institutions and large businesses gave support to the aspiration of achieving net zero carbon emissions as a city by 2040.
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Oxford City Council to hold Youth Climate Summit on how city can tackle the climate emergency
The event to be held on Saturday 28 November will support Oxford’s young people to learn more about climate breakdown and its impacts on the Global South.