Thame Green Living
Thame Green Living is a community group that has carried out impressive town-wide action on climate change, guided by their extensively researched and strikingly designed Green Living Plan.
The Green Living Plan is a ten-year blueprint for a cleaner, greener Thame, unanimously adopted by the Town Council in 2020. It sets out over 180 recommended actions across five areas:
- Green spaces and bio-diversity
- Water and flood protection
- Lower emissions and cleaner air
- Renewable energy, energy efficiency and electric vehicles
- Waste reduction and recycling
The group has taken part in the Solar Streets initiative, enabling households to install solar PV panels at a discount through bulk purchasing and coordinated installations – saving an estimated five tonnes of CO2.
They are also developing a shared electric vehicle hire club for Thame and surrounding villages, and are involved in a clean air project with local schools encouraging pupils to walk, scoot or cycle to school.