We are delighted to announce that our Community Group of the Month for March 2022 is Low Carbon Oxford North. Low Carbon Oxford North (LCON) were established as a community action group in 2010 with the aim of cutting carbon emissions through local activity. They became a registered charity in 2011 and launched Oxford North…

2021-2022 has been a bumper year for Low Carbon Hub’s Community Grants Programme and we’re delighted to announce that we have awarded a total of 14 small grants of £500 each to community groups supporting seven great projects. The grants are made by the Low Carbon Hub IPS Limited as part of its community benefit…

UNESCO created World Book Day on 23 April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. The first World Book Day in the UK and Ireland took place in 1997 to encourage young people to discover the pleasure of reading. “We wanted to do something to reposition reading, and our message is the same today…

Would you be interested in funded support to help progress energy efficiency and renewable installation plans at your organisation? Energy Solutions Oxfordshire can provide several days of fully funded support to help you reduce your energy bills and cut the carbon emissions from buildings in Oxfordshire. The funding is available up to June 2022 and…

The Rose Hill Smart and Fair Neighbourhood Trial has launched the next stage of its project with the Local Area Energy Mapping survey, known as ‘LEMAP’. The survey asks people questions about their home and energy use and is currently only available for people living in the Rose Hill project boundary (pictured below). If you…

Fairtrade Fortnight is an annual promotional campaign organised and funded by the Fairtrade Foundation to increase awareness of Fairtrade and Fairtrade products. Two weeks every year, thousands of individuals, companies, and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food, mine our gold, and grow the cotton in our…

We are delighted to announce that Watlington Community Action Group (CAG) is our  Community Group of the Month for February 2022! Watlington Climate Action Group was founded in April 2019 and started life as a Facebook community group, with the aim of helping Watlington to address the Climate Emergency. They became a member of Low…

UK schools could reduce energy costs by £44 million per year, which means they have the power to prevent 625,000 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. Schools can play a critical role in helping the UK cut carbon emission levels, and even the most minor actions can have a big difference. Young people have…

Fantastic opportunity for skilled communicator to put your experience to good use. Join our team helping to develop an energy system that’s good for people and good for the planet. The Low Carbon Hub is looking for a Marketing and Communications Coordinator to support the development and delivery of campaigns, manage our social media accounts,…

Get involved with climate action in Oxfordshire! We often get questions from people who want to get involved in tackling climate change in Oxfordshire. Unfortunately, as a small organisation we aren’t always in a position to take on volunteers or staff at the Low Carbon Hub, so we’re limited in the ways you can be…

Happy new year from everybody at the Low Carbon Hub! Climate action in Oxfordshire Three years ago, in January 2019, the Oxford City Council officially declared a climate emergency in Oxford. In April, they announced the UK’s first citizens assembly to address the climate crisis within Oxford. This citizens assembly was held over two weekends…

We are delighted to announce that Osney lock Hydro is our  First Community Group of the Month for 2022! Osney Lock Hydro is the first community-owned hydro scheme to be built on the Thames. Set on the banks of the river Thames at Osney Lock, opposite the site of Oxford’s first electrical power station, it…