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Meeting: 09/07/2025 - Executive (Item 366)

366 Climate Change Strategy pdf icon PDF 69 KB

Purpose:

To approve the West Oxfordshire Climate Change Strategy 2025-2030.

 

Recommendation:

That the Executive resolves to:

1.         Approve the West Oxfordshire Climate Change Strategy 2025-2030 to achieve districtwide net zero by 2050 and climate resilience.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Andrew Prosser, Executive Member for Climate Action and Nature Recovery, introduced the item, the purpose of which was to approve the West Oxfordshire Climate Change Strategy 2025-2030. Councillor Prosser summarised the item making the following points:

 

  • West Oxfordshire had declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency in 2019 and committed to carbon neutrality by 2030 for Council operations.
  • Recent surveys had demonstrated that local public support for climate action remained strong.
  • The strategy had set out the actions over the next five years towards district wide net zero by 2050.
  • The strategy was not focused solely on the Council’s own emissions from operations, but also on what would be done to influence emissions across the district.
  • The strategy supported achievement of the vision in terms of local clean energy; community resilience and independence; continuous retrofit programmes; tackling fuel poverty; active travel; ultra-low emissions transport; new developments meeting high energy and environmental standards; nature recovery; community led climate action.
  • The strategy was aligned with the Paris Agreement and the UK 2050 targets. It also worked closely with other Oxfordshire authorities.
  • The achievements and challenges of the Council over the last five years in terms of climate action were listed. Councillor Prosser summarised the priority actions from the strategy and noted that there were challenges to overcome but stated the Council was playing its part and was on the right track with this strategy.

 

In the discussion the following points were raised:

 

  • The substantial increase in tree planting in the district was noted. Tribute was made to the Town and Parish Councils efforts in this area.
  • The value of planting meadows as well as trees to sequester carbon was highlighted.
  • It was noted that it was also important to encourage the more sustainable use of water for water resilience.
  • The recommendations on this item received from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee had all been accepted.

 

Councillor Prosser proposed accepting the recommendations of the report.

 

Councillor Enright seconded the recommendations.

 

This was voted on and approved unanimously.

 

RESOLVED:

That the Executive:

1. Approved the West Oxfordshire Climate Change Strategy 2025-2030 to achieve districtwide net zero by 2050 and climate resilience.

Meeting: 02/07/2025 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 8.)

8. Climate Change Strategy pdf icon PDF 69 KB

Purpose

Pre-decision scrutiny of an Executive report seeking approval of the West Oxfordshire Climate Change Strategy 2025-2028.

 

Recommendation

That the Overview and Scrutiny Committee resolves to:

1.    Note the report and agree any recommendations it wishes to submit to the Executive.

Additional documents:

 

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