Environment & Energy
Browse the latest environment & energy news, comment and stories in Oxford and across Oxfordshire.
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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.
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Vale of White Horse Council targets to become carbon neutral by 2045
Vale of White Horse District Council targets for the council to become carbon neutral by 2030 and aspires for the district to become carbon-neutral by 2045.
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Oxfordshire named top county council for waste recycling in England
Oxfordshire has been named top county council for waste recycling in England for the sixth year in a row, thanks to residents’ commitment to the environment.
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Inconspicuous Consumption by Tatiana Schlossberg
A diagnostic approach to meticulously examining the hidden effects of everyday decisions that seem far from the landscapes and bodies of water they are changing.
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On-street coffee cup recycling bins on its way to Oxford city centre
Starting in December, Oxford City Council will be installing on-street coffee cup recycling bins in the city centre, Summertown and Headington.
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South Oxfordshire council and district should aim to become carbon neutral
A new council committee in South Oxfordshire has recommended that the council should aim to become carbon neutral by 2025 and the whole district by 2030.
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Low Carbon Oxford: A Route Map to 2020
Low Carbon Oxford: A Route Map to 2020 is a report based on Oxford City’s journey towards significant carbon reduction by the year 2020.