Presentations and materials
Pre reading materials:
Materials available to assembly members and the public before the assembly included:
Weekend One (Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September)
During the first weekend, a series of speakers provided a scene-setting overview of the issue, what happens if we don’t act, and what it takes to get to net zero emissions. The remainder of the first weekend examined each theme and subject area in turn, including consideration of the associated key challenges and trade-offs.
Recorded speaker presentations and presentations will be uploaded here following the week following the assembly - view the weekend one schedule.
The videos of the presentations are available to view here.
Day 1
Welcome
Councillor Tom Hayes, Cabinet Member for Zero Carbon Oxford
Ipsos MORI - introduction, ground rules, aims and objectives
- Watch Ipsos MORI video
Introduction to Climate Change
Linnet Drury, Climate Campaigner - Why is climate change important?
Myles Allen, Environmental Change Institute - What are the impacts of climate change? The scale of the problem global to local
Tara Clarke, Climate Outreach - What impacts will we experience?
Assembly Member questions
What can we do about it?
Jenny Hill, Committee on Climate Change - What does net zero actually mean?
Asad Rehman, War on Want – Inequality and climate justice – a global perspective
Barbara Hammond Low Carbon Hub - Oxford’s response to climate change so far
Tim Sadler, Oxford City Council - Oxford City Council’s priorities and responsibilities for supporting our citizens and shaping our environment
Assembly Member questions
Theme 1 (Waste Reduction)
Expert Speaker - Trewin Restorick, Hubbub
Panellists
Assembly Member questions
Theme 2 (Buildings)
Expert Speaker – Alex Baines, The Design Buro
Panellists:
Dr David Hancock, Infrastructure and Projects Authority
Caroline Green, Oxford City Council
Rajat Gupta from the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD)
Assembly Member questions
Day 2
Introduction
Theme 3 (Transport)
Expert Speaker - Llewelyn Morgan, Oxfordshire County Council
Panellists
- Watch Sukky Choongh-Campbell, Society of Manufacturers & Traders video
- Watch David Beesley, Oxford Office Furniture video
- Watch Chris Benton, Pedal & Post video
- Watch Luke Marion, Oxford Bus Company video
- Watch Tim Schwanen, Transport Studies Unit video
Assembly Member questions
Theme 4 (Biodiversity and Offsetting)
Expert Speaker - Professor Kathy Willis, University of Oxford
Panellists
Assembly Member questions
Theme 5 (Renewable Energy)
Expert Speaker - Nick Eyre, Environmental Change Institute
Panellists
- Watch Chris Jardine, Joju video
- Watch Carole Souter, Oxford Preservation Trust video
- Watch Barbara Hammond, Low Carbon Hub video
Assembly Member questions
Assembly Member reflections on weekend one and closing remarks from Councillor Susan Brown
Weekend Two (Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October)
The second weekend involved participants’ discussion and deliberation of each subject area and the introduction of specific questions around particular trade-offs. The questions spanned areas that the Council has direct control, where it can work in partnership with other statutory bodies, and where it can influence others.
Ipsos MORI - Introduction
Nick Chater, University of Warwick
Rob Hopkins, Transition Network
Post Assembly
Materials available to participants after the second weekend of the assembly concluded:
