Our Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy (CAPZero) outlines the crucial role businesses need to play in the journey to net zero carbon emissions in 2050.  To make the transition to net zero possible, 20% of businesses need to develop an energy strategy by 2030. A great starting place for businesses of any size is…

Mim Saxl, Net Zero Communities Manager at Low Carbon Hub and Sarah Couch of Eynsham community group GreenTEA recently joined Witney Radio’s Grant Grindley to talk about our Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy (CAPZero).  You can hear the half hour interview, and learn all about our ground-breaking project on WRFM’s website here.

Join us in Freeland on Saturday 14 September, 1100-1600, at our first CAPZero drop-in event! Join us in Freeland for a warm home energy day. Find out how to reduce your energy bills and make your home more comfortable, greener and cheaper to run. Enter a prize draw to win one of 3 fully-funded home…

Hook Norton Community Land Trust (a Low Carbon Hub Community Group Member) have developed a community-led housing project that is in the process of building affordable, energy efficient homes for local people in the Oxfordshire village of Hook Norton. The team are currently looking to raise £500,000 through a community share raise to complete the…

We are inviting our community groups to nominate their candidate for the post of Communities Director to the Low Carbon Hub for a three-year term, starting in October 2024. Low Carbon Hub has been lucky to have Al Kitchen as our elected Communities Director for an extended period of four years, and his final term…

Our community groups are at the heart of Low Carbon Hub’s work across Oxfordshire and continue to be inspirational in tackling climate change. We have just welcomed five new groups, from rural South Oxfordshire to bustling Kidlington, to our network of low carbon community groups, bringing the total to 46.   Burford BEAgles Burford Environmental Action…

We were recently delighted to award large grants of £5,000 from Low Carbon Hub’s Community Grants Fund to two of our community groups:  Low Carbon Oxford North to develop a user-friendly website that helps people find alternative, low carbon ways to travel around Oxfordshire.  Thame Green Living to promote the foundation of a community energy project titled, Phoenix Energy Community. This was…

Botley West is a 840 MW solar park proposed to be built to the West and North of Oxford. The project is currently in its second phase of consultation until 8 February. During this time residents are invited to provide their feedback.

We sometimes get questions about how people can get involved in our work. At Low Carbon Hub we know that community members themselves are in the best place to be a catalyst for change within their local community. That’s why we have our Energy Champions – these individuals play a vital role in disseminating knowledge…

There’s so much interest in thermal imaging from our community groups at the moment and it’s easy to see why. The nights are drawing in and It’s starting to get colder, heating is being switched on and energy prices are rising, making it increasingly important to heat our homes efficiently. A thermal imaging project is…

It was wonderful to hold our annual Low Carbon Hub Community Group’s Big Get Together 2023 on Saturday 7 October at Harwell Village Hall, Harwell. It was a joyous event where community groups from across the county met and shared the latest developments in their communities. It was a great chance to meet and get…

Community groups from Low Carbon Hub and CAG Oxfordshire were joined by experts from Oxfordshire County Council Retrofit Team, Cosy Homes Oxfordshire and the Barton Retrofit Cooperative, at this online event held on 20 September.