Residents encouraged to apply for sustainable warmth grant ahead of winter
Published: Friday, 24th June 2022Nearly £2m of grant funding is available for Oxford homeowners & residents in private rented homes to install energy efficiency and cost-saving measures to help reduce the rising cost of bills.
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Successful funding bid set to bring 159 electric buses to Oxfordshire
Published: Tuesday, 29th March 2022A fleet of 159 state of the art electric buses is set to serve Oxford and its surrounding areas after a bid for government funding was approved.
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Work on key Council decarbonisation projects nears completion
Published: Friday, 25th March 2022Work is nearly complete on a programme of works to decarbonise the Council’s leisure centres, and to support local renewable energy production.
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Council publishes latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions report for 2020/21
Published: Wednesday, 23rd March 2022Oxford City Council has published its latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions report covering the reporting year 2020/21 – the year of lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone begins in Oxford
Published: Monday, 28th February 2022Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) has started in Oxford today (28 February).
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Councils announce ambitious updated proposals to support a zero carbon transport network
Published: Friday, 18th February 2022Plans to create a sustainable and reliable transport system in Oxford have been announced.
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Oxford’s Zero Emission Zone pilot to launch on 28 February 2022
Published: Friday, 28th January 2022Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) will begin in Oxford on 28 February 2022.
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BLOG: Zero Carbon Oxford Partnership: 2021 in review
Published: Thursday, 13th January 2022With COP26 taking place at Glasgow last year, the theme of how individuals and businesses reduce their own carbon emissions was a key topic of conversation both in the UK, around the world.
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Pedal & Post to join Oxford Covered Market’s e-cargo bike trial
Published: Thursday, 16th December 2021Oxford’s Covered Market, Pedal & Post, and Oxford City Council, have joined forces to make zero emission deliveries to local customers across Oxford this winter.
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Council publishes Urban Forest Strategy for Oxford
Published: Thursday, 11th November 2021Oxford City Council has published its strategy for how it aims to protect, manage and enhance the trees and hedgerows in the city – also known as Oxford’s Urban Forest.
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Zero Carbon Oxford Partnership welcome COP26
Published: Wednesday, 3rd November 2021As leaders from around the world meet in Glasgow for COP26, key organisations and businesses across Oxford have issued a letter to COP26 President.
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Oxford to Zero
Published: Monday, 1st November 2021As COP26 begins, Oxford City Council is launching the third strand of its climate action to achieve a Zero Carbon City by 2040 or earlier.
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Changing behaviour in a changing climate: Oxford outlines next steps to create Zero Carbon Communities
Published: Monday, 1st November 2021Oxford City Council has outlined the next steps that it is taking to engage and motivate citizens and communities to tackle the climate emergency.
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Council sets out Action Plan to bring about a Zero Carbon Oxford by 2040 or earlier
Published: Tuesday, 23rd March 2021Oxford City Council has set out its first Action Plan for bringing about a net zero carbon city by 2040 or earlier—ten whole years ahead of the Government’s national legal target.
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Council awarded up to £10.9m to reduce carbon emissions across key Council owned buildings
Published: Tuesday, 2nd February 2021Oxford City Council is to develop proposals to reduce carbon emissions its key sites across the city, after being awarded up to £10.9m from BEIS' Public Sector Decarbonisation Fund.
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Council outlines how it aims to become a Zero Carbon Council by 2030 at the latest
Published: Monday, 1st February 2021Oxford City Council has today outlined how it aims to achieve its goal of becoming a zero carbon council by 2030, reducing its carbon emissions and making a contribution to address the climate crisis.