Climate action and what we are doing
We have declared a climate and ecological emergency and made a pledge to become a carbon-neutral council by 2030. In early 2020, we published a report on Climate Action for West Oxfordshire to set out a proposed framework for:
- developing a Carbon Action Plan to deliver our carbon-neutral commitment
- developing a Climate Change Strategy for West Oxfordshire
Climate Action For West Oxfordshire - pdf - 512 Kb
Nature recovery plan
In June 2019, West Oxfordshire District Council passed a motion to declare a climate and ecological emergency, leading to the development of the council's Climate Change Strategy. A key theme within this strategy is the protection and restoration of natural ecosystems.
The Nature Recovery Plan aims to take forward and expand on the Climate Change Strategy's objectives and outline the specific objectives and actions the council will take to support nature recovery across the district to 2030.
The Oxfordshire Food Strategy
Alongside environmental and health drivers, the stresses placed on local communities and businesses through global events - COVID, Brexit, the war in Ukraine, rising fuel, food, and other living costs - have highlighted the need to re-evaluate the entire food system and take action.
The Oxfordshire Food Strategy was developed by a multi-stakeholder partnership led by Good Food Oxfordshire, including county and district councils, community groups, local food producers, retail and hospitality businesses, and major institutions.
It is a first step towards drawing together the many strands of work that are already happening across the county and seeing them as a coherent whole.
Part one of this strategy, identifies priority areas of action, links to existing initiatives and policy, and showcases some examples of excellence that we can learn from and build on.
Part two embeds the strategy in existing programmes and plans, including the Food Action Plan for West Oxfordshire.
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