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Help us promote green living and win an Eco Kettle!

Have you saved cash through a greener lifestyle? Is your quality of life better? Do you and your family feel healthier? If you’ve transformed your lifestyle, share your story with us and you could win an Eco Kettle worth £35 (www.ecokettle.com)

We’re looking for households to feature in our most accessible ever publication: “Oxford is My World Lite”. This new lightweight sustainable living guide will have popular appeal by including ‘real-life’ stories.

To enter, please e-mail the following details to cmorris-marsham@oxford.gov.uk or leave details on 01865 252 564:

- Your name

- Your address

- Your telephone number

- A sentence describing how having a greener lifestyle has been beneficial to you and/or your household

Deadline for entries is the 17th October 2008

'Energy Conservation for Homes in Oxford' (ECHO) Training: Wednesday 17th September & Thursday 18th September

This training event is specially for community group representatives, to help them give feedback on how ECHO could be tailored for group members and street reps.

ECHO training is free to members of community groups and energy professionals based in Oxford and covers:

· Insulation

· Heating and Hot water

· Fuel use and tariff issues

· Grants and subsidies

· Damp and mould

Attendees will be trained in the basics of home energy and latest local and national energy-saving initiatives.

Designed for individuals who want to know more about domestic energy use and representatives of community groups and other organisations who may want to give basic energy advice in their community.

Please contact Laura Thompson, Oxford City Council, on 01865 252197, or e-mail lthompson@oxford.gov.uk if you are interested in attending.

N.B. The session on the 18th is currently full, we are trying to open up a session on the 17th.

 

Oxford’s first “Ideal Green Home Show” showcases local enterprise and green design

An Ideal Green Home Show – one of the first in the UK - took place on April 17th at Oxford Town Hall (6pm-9pm). The event featured over twenty local green housing companies, and “how-to-do-it” demonstrations from individual eco-renovators.

The Green Home Show was created following the hugely successful Eco-houses Open Days held last November, the UK’s first. It was organised by the Climate Outreach Information Network (COIN) and the Oxfordshire Climate Xchange, promoters of the eco-homes weekend, and two of the county’s leading climate change networking organisations and was supported by Oxford City Council.

The event featured 18 stalls of local Eco-renovation suppliers, presentations of home eco-renovation Case Studies presentations and Eco renovation ‘Action group’ facilitation. It attracted more than 350 people over a period of three hours, bringing them together in an imaginative exchange of ideas and experiences.

The different exhibitors ranged from architects and material suppliers to green technology installers and low carbon life advisors. In addition to the commercial stalls, had the local energy advice centre and Oxford City Council, together with a stall from Brightwell Cum Sotwell community group who are conducting a thermal imaging study in their community, plus other eco-renovators on stalls giving advice, answering questions and relating their experiences.

Four different presentations showed the range of eco-renovation materials used to renovate different property styles: a terraced home, two detached cottages and a newly built house.

Full information on the event and presentations, plus materials to download, is available from www.ecovation.org.uk

 

Oxford is My World Launches Carbon Footprinting Site

 

Oxford is My World, in partnership with The Carbon Account, have launched a new website where you can track your energy use and calculate your carbon footprint.


The site is accessible to everyone who signs the Oxford Citizens Climate Change Pledge and gives a fresh and informed perspective on carbon footprinting, making carbon monitoring and reduction easier.


Whereas most carbon calculators provide a single ‘snapshot’ carbon footprint, The Carbon Account site goes much further allowing users to record their ongoing energy usage and see the changes over time.


The Carbon Account is the first site that people will want to come back to repeatedly to see the effects of their lifestyle changes, such as installing insulation, on their footprint.


Footprint data from The Carbon Account can be shared with friends on Facebook® by adding the Carbon Account application and you can also make friends with the other people using the site.


To access the Oxford is My World Carbon Account you simply need to sign the Oxford Citizens Climate Change Pledge which states that you believe in, and want to take action against, climate change. You will then be sent a "Personal Carbon Reduction Pack", by post or e-mail, which contains a link to the Carbon Account site and further details.

You can sign the pledge by filling in the section on the left of this page or e-mail or call us for a paper copy.

 

Oxford is My World Wins National Award

 

Oxford City Council has been recognised as the Top City Council in it’s field and awarded the 2007 'Green Champion' award for the Oxford is My World guide and website.

 

‘Oxford is My World: Your Guide to Saving the Planet’ was produced by the Sustainable Energy Team at Oxford City Council in partnership with The Midcounties Co-operative and supports one of the key aims of the Council’s Climate Change Action Plan of transforming Oxford in to a sustainable city.

 

The Green Apple judges commented:

 

“The council is widely regarded as a strong supporter of green technology, and the creation of their guide to saving the planet further enhances this reputation. "

"Designed as a reference book for users to check whenever they have a query, the guide is packed with achievable and informative methods for reducing individual impact on the environment.”

 

Charlie Morris-Marsham, Assistant Sustainable Energy Officer said

 

“The feedback we’ve had on the Guide has been extremely positive and we believe it’s a really useful tool to help people in Oxford make environmentally sensitive decisions and to raise awareness of climate change”.

 

As result of the awareness raised by the Guide, the Council’s “Climate Change Pledge” has already attracted over 200 signatories.

 

The long-term aim is to get over 1,000 individuals and businesses to sign the pledge and show that they are ready to take action against climate change.

 

Mark Lynas, leading climate change activist and commentator, commented on Oxford is My World's award:

 

"It's great that Oxford is My World is getting the recognition it deserves."

"It's projects like this that will help inspire individuals to take action on climate change and encourage them that they have the power as energy users, consumers and voters to drive forward positive change".

 

Peter Couchman, Membership & Corporate Group Manager of the Midcounties Co-operative commented on their involvement with Oxford is My World:

 

“As a local business that believes one of the most important things we can do to tackle climate change is educating others on its impact, we were delighted to join Oxford is My World."

"Oxford City Council showed real leadership in building a coalition of public sector organisations, private sector businesses, universities and local people to generate local ownership of an international issue. We are proud to be a part of it.”

 

The Council’s Sustainable Energy Team, which designed the Guide, is also working to manage and reduce its own carbon emissions, with a target of reduction of 25% by 2010.

 

Download your copy of the Guide and sign the Oxford Citizen's Climate Change Pledge by filling in the section on the left.

 

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