Blake Lapthorn were pleased to welcome Barbara Hammond, Low Carbon Oxford to its green breakfast on 13 April in Oxford.

1. Low Carbon Oxford
Barbara Hammond

3. The West Oxford Model
BGC prize
£100k
Sustainable Living
Financial,
carbon
and social
return to
investors

7. Low Carbon Oxford:
charter to programme
• 15 Pathfinders
• 4 new joiners
• 40% of business
footprint
• 20% of households
• £300k funding won
• 10 potential projects

8. Oxford City
West Oxford
North Oxford
Grandpont
Barton

9. Pathfinder Programme
• Pathfinder Projects
– Distributed energy generation
• Large-scale PV
• FiTs Dialogue
– Energy Efficiency
• BMW Synergy Forum
• Green Deal Dialogue
– EV charging
– Smart Parking
– Transport Link for the Eastern Arc
• OxCO2
• OxFood

10. Programme
Oxford Strategic Partnership
Collaboration Programme Board Challenge
Research Group
Pathfinder Measurement Oxford
Programme and Monitoring Futures

11. The Low Carbon Oxford
USP
• Potential:
– 3% per annum commitment
– + proposed Pathfinder Projects
– = around 30% of the cut we need to make
• Partnership:
– Business:community:local government
• Practicality:
– Making real projects possible
– Not a talking shop

12. Partnership Principles
1. Complementary purpose and added value
2. Mutual respect for values and beliefs
3. Clarity about roles, responsibilities and
decision-making
4. Transparency and accountability
5. Commitment and flexibility
(Source: Oxfam)