South & Vale Greens call for urgent rethink over Didcot HIF1 roads scheme. 5 July 2023 / 18 November 2024 by katfoxhall Green councillors are renewing their call for Oxfordshire County Council to pause and review a major road scheme around Didcot. This comes as the government’s Climate Change Committee urged a systematic review of all current and future road-building projects, and to allow only schemes that “meaningfully support cost-effective delivery of Net Zero and climate adaptation” […] Read more » climate HIF1 Pete Sudbury roads sam casey-rerhaye Sarah James South Oxfordshire Vale of White Horse
South and Vale Greens respond to Abingdon “mega-reservoir” plans. 23 November 2021 / 18 November 2024 by katfoxhall Local Green campaigners have objected to the latest Thames water proposal for a mega-reservoir outside Abingdon, calling for water companies to first get their house in order by prioritising measures that manage demand, reuse water wherever possible, upgrade and repair existing infrastructure, and prevent wastage through leaks. The response has been submitted at the first […] Read more » Abingdon climate reservoir water
Greens welcome Oxfordshire Pension Fund divestment 10 October 2021 / 18 November 2024 by katfoxhall Oxfordshire Pension Fund has committed to shift 15% of its assets – some £470m – into a fund offering rapid decarbonisation and divestment from fossil fuels. The decision, which comes in the same week as Harvard announced it is divesting from fossil fuels, marks a key turning point for the local government pension scheme, which […] Read more » climate divestment Jo Robb Oxfordshire County Council pensions
