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Join us live from COP26 tomorrow from 3pm.
Tomorrow (Thursday 4 November) afternoon, our CEO Barbara Hammond will be taking part in a panel event: ‘How communities can co-ordinate and collaborate to play a more active role in the future energy system’. The session will look at the critical role communities will play in the transition to net zero. You can join the event […]-
We're live streaming from the Blue Zone at COP26 this Tuesday at 9:45am - join us!
We need both local action and global collaboration if we are going to stop run away climate change. This Tuesday at COP26 three Project LEO partners, including Low Carbon Hub, are joining forces with organisations around the globe to announce a partnership to foster international collaboration on smart local energy grids. You can join us live […] 
Community Group of the Month: Low Carbon West Oxford
We are delighted to announce that Low Carbon West Oxford (LCWO) is our Community Group of the Month for November 2021! Low Carbon West Oxford are an energetic group with a creative and inclusive approach to community activity. They play an important role in highlighting the need to live more sustainably in the community of […]
Flexibility – the key to combatting future energy price shocks?
With wholesale energy prices soaring, becoming more flexible about the way we use energy could be an increasingly powerful tool helping keep our fuel bills under control. The global surge in gas prices has left UK consumers particularly vulnerable, with over a third of our electricity provided by gas-fuelled power stations. Households and businesses face […]
School's working together to be net zero: join the Let's Go Zero campaign
Led by a powerful coalition of sustainability organisations, Let’s Go Zero is uniting and supporting UK schools working to become zero carbon by 2030. In October 2020, charities including Ashden, Global Action Plan and the Fairtrade Foundation teamed up to launch a new initiative helping UK schools transition to net-zero. The ‘Let’s Go Zero’ initiative provides schools […]
Community Group of the Month: Banbury Community Action Group (CAG)
We are delighted to announce that Banabury CAG is our Community Group of the Month for October 2021! Despite the challenges of the pandemic Banbury CAG have continued to raise awareness of climate change and to provide solutions to the crisis in their community. They continued to meet on a monthly basis by zoom and […]
Talking Climate Change with Rebecca Nestor
An interactive workshop hosted by Low Carbon Hub during Great Big Green Week 21 September 10.30am. The climate crisis is an emotional subject and discussions in our everyday lives with family members, friends, colleagues and strangers, who all have different opinions on climate change can sometimes be difficult to initiate and sustain. As a result […]
2021 social impact report
We are really pleased to announce the publication of our 2021 Social Impact Report. Every year we publish a round-up of the contribution we have made during the past financial year towards the creation of an energy system that is good for people and good for the planet. 2020/21 was a record-breaking year, with: 4.3 […]-
Great Big Green Week is here!
In September communities across the country will join together for the Great Big Green Week. It will be the biggest event for climate and nature ever in the UK, and everyone’s invited! Great Big Green Week The Great Big Green Week will take place 18 – 26 September 2021, and will be the largest event […] 
Results of our 2021 annual survey
The results are in for our 2021 ‘How are we doing?’ survey and they show that people continue to trust in our expertise around local, renewable energy and low carbon. Our respondents also continue to perceive us to be committed to the creation of a low carbon, locally owned renewable energy system. We’re really pleased […]
[CLOSED] Last Chance to Join Our Team: Marketing & Communications Coordinator Wanted
Fantastic opportunity to put your marketing 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 recruiting a Marketing and Communications Coordinator to support the development and delivery of marketing campaigns for key carbon reducing programmes. It’s an […]-
[CLOSED] Last Chance to Join Our Team: Smart Energy Systems Trial Manager Wanted
We are looking to recruit a new role: a Smart Energy Systems Trial Manager to join the team to facilitate our participation and deliver our objectives in the Project LEO energy trials. We are using our portfolio of nearly 50 local energy generation and storage assets in the trials. We’re looking for someone with strong project […]