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Low Carbon Oxford North

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We are a local charity, working with our community and partners to combat the climate crisis together through practical action.

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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
💚We’re delighted to be shortlisted for the Oxford Climate Awards 💚 - highlighting our Housewarming Programme: "the personal nature of the case studies, approachability .. and creation of a friendly, supportive network make a big difference”. #OxfordClimateAwards @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Join us for a screening and discussion of the People’s Emergency Briefing 👇 ⏰ 15 July 2026 | 6.30pm 📍 Phoenix Picturehouse, 57 Walton St, Oxford OX2 6AE lcon.org.uk/2026/06/16/p...
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Joining a car club could save you £2,800 a year 🌎💚🌱 👉 bit.ly/4vJ5QIY Find out about car club options in Oxford: bit.ly/44CBwU8 #BeatTheFuelCrisis @cycloxoxford.bsky.social @cohsat.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
🎬 Join us with Makespace for a screening of Power Station — the funny, heartwarming story of two Walthamstow artists who decided to turn their road into a community power station. 🕡 Wed 20 May | 6.30–8.30pm 🎟️ Book your tickets: bit.ly/4d77zkj @lowcarbonhub.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🚴‍♀️ Try before you buy: e-bike loans are getting people out of cars👇 www.oxfordtraveloptions.co.uk/better-journ... #BeatTheFuelCrisis @cycloxoxford.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social @cohsat.bsky.social @emilykerr36.bsky.social @katherinesmiles.bsky.social @annarailton.bsky.social
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
What could our streets and neighbourhoods look, feel and sound like? Here’s an opportunity to shape positive change ⬇️
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
🌍 Whose job is it to fix the climate — yours, or theirs? Join us with Dr Sam Hampton: 🕡 Tue 12 May | 6.30pm AGM | 7.30pm Talk & Q&A 🔗 lcon.org.uk/2026/04/27/j... @lowcarbonhub.bsky.social @cagoxfordshire.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social @cycloxoxford.bsky.social @cohsat.bsky.social
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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Excellent news about improved bus service to Oxford's Churchill Hospital. All the more reason to try it out and #BeatTheFuelCrisis @lowcon.bsky.social @cohsat.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Did you know you can rent or buy refurbished bikes from OxBykes from as little as £55? 🚴 🚴‍♀️🌱 Find out more about buying and renting bikes, e-bikes and cargo bikes on the Oxford Travel Options website: www.oxfordtraveloptions.co.uk/travelling-w... @cycloxoxford.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social
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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Are you one of the 28%? Almost two months on from the start of the war in Iran, nearly three in ten UK drivers (28%) are cycling or walking more, swapping car journeys for more affordable alternatives. #BeatTheFuelCrisis www.cyclinguk.org/press-releas...
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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Sharing transport makes sense when fuel is expensive, that's why we want it to be easy to get to and from Oxford Rail Station by bus, on foot and by bike. Only then can we #BeatTheFuelCrisis @emilykerr36.bsky.social @andrewgant.bsky.social @lowcon.bsky.social @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social
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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Free public transport in the whole country! Luxembourg not the UK. This makes so much sense with fuel scarcity and rising prices. Luxembourg has had free transport for 6 years! Come on UK, do the right thing. #BeatTheFuelCrisis www.luxembourgexpats.lu/stories/educ...
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Did you know a SmartZone pass covers all bus travel within Oxford on any bus? 💚 🚌 💚 A four week pass is just £67, that’s £2.40 a day. 👉️ Find out more: www.oxfordtraveloptions.co.uk/travelling-w... #BeatTheFuelCrisis @cohsat.bsky.social @cycloxoxford.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Travelling to hospital by bus? Oxford Travel Options can help 🌱🚌🌱 Headington hospitals have been working to improve bus connections. 👉Find out the latest: www.oxfordtraveloptions.co.uk/better-journ... #BeatTheFuelCrisis @cohsat.bsky.social @cycloxoxford.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social
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Health Trips | Oxford Travel Options
Helpful travel tips on making your way to and from Oxford’s hospitals.
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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Fuel prices are going up and you want to get home fast. It might be quicker by bike! If you want to #BeatTheFuelCrisis but aren't confident on a bike, there's help out there - check out New Riders avanticycling.co.uk/newriders/ @cohsat.bsky.social @lowcon.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social
screen shot from google maps with time for bus, car and bike to travel Littlemore to Cornmarket
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Thanks to all who have already signed, we're almost at 1800! Let's keep pushing, please sign if you haven't already ⬇️ @cohsat.bsky.social @cycloxoxford.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social
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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
What Oxford station needs is easy access for everyone who walks, wheels, cycles or catches the bus. We want a proper transport interchange to match the new station & give a great welcome to our city. Watch @lowcon.bsky.social video to see why. @cohsat.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social
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Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Speeding, congestion, lots of pedestrians... what's your road like? @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social is looking for people to put traffic counters in their upstairs windows in Oxford so they can get useful information about traffic flow, congestion etc. telraam.net/en/network/o...
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Telraam - Smart traffic counters for all transport modes - indoor and outdoor models.
AI-powered, privacy-friendly traffic counters for pedestrians, cyclists, cars, and heavy vehicles — available in both indoor and outdoor models. Includes an intuitive dashboard and an open API for eas...
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
“Bikes and trains are just the perfect combination”. Richard commutes from Hinksey to his workplace outside Banbury. Find out how he uses bike and train, and why he loves it: www.oxfordtraveloptions.co.uk/local-voices... @cycloxoxford.bsky.social @oxlivstreets.bsky.social @cohsat.bsky.social
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Low Carbon Hub @lowcarbonhub.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
🏡 The much-anticipated Warm Homes Plan arrived last month. Find out more about what effect this may have on streets across the country, how to make sure you're getting trustworthy services, and why it's important in our latest blog here 👉 tinyurl.com/27xh6hyj
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Just returned from Davos. Beyond the headlines and politics, one thing stood out clearly: clean energy is still central to economic strategy and investment decisions — and Europe has a real opportunity to be bolder. I’ve written this up here 👉 medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
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Davos, Beyond the Headlines: Why Clean Energy Still Matters
Davos is often portrayed as a place of noise — big names, big politics, big statements. And yes, much of that is there. But as so often…
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
🚨 CLARION EXCLUSIVE 🚨 £10m of Government funding for Oxford was sent back. Could it have paid for the cancelled Dutch-style cycleway on Woodstock Road? In a deep dive, we ask why a Government grant was returned, and if it could have been spent elsewhere in Oxford. oxfordclarion.uk/exclusive-10...
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Exclusive: £10m of Government funding for Oxford was sent back
A £10m grant for infrastructure in north Oxford was returned to Government unspent – just as a safe cycleway on Woodstock Road, to be funded by the very same Government body, was cancelled due to a £1...
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Low Carbon Oxford North is looking for an enthusiastic freelance Operations Coordinator to join the team, working 2 days a month (flexibly), at £150 a day. Applications close on 8 February. For more information visit LCON’s website: lcon.org.uk/2025/12/03/l...
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LCON is recruiting for a part-time Operations Coordinator - Low Carbon Oxford North
LCON is looking for an enthusiastic freelance Operations Coordinator to join the team, to manage and support LCON’s administrative processes and systems
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Almost at 1500.. let's keep up the pressure! Call on Network Rail to provide a proper bus hub at Oxford Rail Station- sign and share: www.change.org/p/sign-for-a... 🙏 @cycloxoxford.bsky.social @cohsat.bsky.social @cagoxfordshire.bsky.social @lowcarbonhub.bsky.social @makespaceoxford.bsky.social
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Sign for a bus hub in Oxford
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Tina Leonard 🧡💙 @leonard3tina.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Oxford residents have endured YEARS of chaos, disruption, inconvenience & hardship over Botley Road bridge replacement. ‼️Network Rail‼️ Leave a positive legacy with a proper bus hub at Oxford station 🚂 Give us a seamless transfer between rail, bus, cycling & walking 🚏 🚌🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚶🚍🚴🚴🏽‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚉🚇🚂🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️🚴🏽‍♀️ Sign here!
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Sign for a bus hub in Oxford
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Bus user group Oxon4Buses has launched a petition calling on Network Rail to provide a proper bus hub at Oxford Rail Station, please sign and share widely! www.change.org/p/sign-for-a... @cohsat.bsky.social @cycloxoxford.bsky.social @emilykerr36.bsky.social
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Sign for a bus hub in Oxford
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
We are thrilled to have won the Climate Community Group award at the 2025 Oxford Climate Awards! 🥳🥳🥳 The award recognises LCON's work in empowering residents to cut carbon at home. Find out how we can help you take action: lcon.org.uk/energy/house... @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Join Kidical Mass this Sunday! All welcome 🚴‍♀️💚🚴‍♀️ @cycloxoxford.bsky.social
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
🚨Clarion exclusive🚨 With Oxford County Council launching a consultation on the proposed congestion charge, we asked Luke Marion of Oxford Bus Company to share his thoughts on tackling what he calls 'Oxford's traffic emergency' to help deliver a world-class bus service in Oxford.👇
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Oxford’s traffic emergency needs a bold approach – Luke Marion on the congestion charge
A temporary congestion charge could be introduced to Oxford this autumn to get the city’s streets moving again. Among its main aims is speeding up bus journey times, currently suffering from queues on...
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Our July newsletter is out, with news and resources on buses, congestion charge consultation, Housewarming volunteering opportunities, and more: us2.campaign-archive.com?u=57a075c253...
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Ready to leave traffic queues behind? 🚌🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦼🚴‍♀️💚 Together with Zero Carbon Oxfordshire Partnership we have launched the new Oxford Travel Options website, bringing together info about buses, bikes, walking, Park and Rides, lift sharing and scooting - all in one place: www.oxfordtraveloptions.co.uk
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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Is nature a paradise, a resource, or a garden? Join us as Professor Sandra Díaz, 2025 Tyler Prize laureate, delves into why it’s time to rethink our relationship with the nature. 📆 5 March | From 5pm Register now: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/na…
A poster for the event titled "Nature Narratives: Eden, Spoils or Garden" featuring Prof Sandra Díaz. The poster includes the Oxford Martin School and University of Oxford logos at the top. The text provides event details: Date & Time - 5th March 2025, 17:00–18:15 (GMT), Location - Oxford Martin School & Online. The right side displays a photograph of dandelion seed heads in a sunny field. The URL for more information is included: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events.
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Join us on 15 March in Summertown to find out about home solar and batteries ☀️🏡☀️ lcon.org.uk/2025/01/13/h... @lowcarbonhub.bsky.social @cagoxfordshire.bsky.social @makespaceoxford.bsky.social
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Our February newsletter is out, with news of our next AGM, our Home Solar and Batteries event, a campaign for a new bus service, and more: us2.campaign-archive.com?u=57a075c253...
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Want to know more about heat pumps? 🏠🧣💚 This website, by @nestauk.bsky.social and MCS, offers "information .. to help you learn about heat pumps, choose the right type, estimate costs, understand the installation process, and more.” www.getaheatpump.org.uk/what-is-a-he... @lowcarbonhub.bsky.social
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What is a heat pump?
Find out more about what a heat pump is, how it works and why you should consider getting one.
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
New research suggests “up to two-thirds of UK homes could be fitted with heat pumps with no additional home upgrades required”: www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news... @lowcarbonhub.bsky.social @cagoxfordshire.bsky.social
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UK homes more suitable for heat pumps than expected - The Engineer
A new study has found that up to two-thirds of UK homes could be fitted with heat pumps with no additional home upgrades
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Rebecca Nestor @rebeccaclimate.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Thanks also to @lowcon.bsky.social and Rose Hill and Iffley Low Carbon for hosting our cafés
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Our December newsletter is out – featuring bargain bus travel, our 2025 Housewarming Retrofit series, climate cafes, and more ☕ 🏠 🚌 🧣 ❄️ us2.campaign-archive.com?u=57a075c253... @climatepsychol.bsky.social @cohsat.bsky.social @cagoxfordshire.bsky.social @cycloxoxford.bsky.social
Cyclists in high viz crossing snowy North Parade in north Oxford
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Low Carbon Oxford North @lowcon.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Tomorrow 6 December at Oxford University's @ecioxford.bsky.social: "The Screaming Sky: The strange allure of swifts", with Charles Foster. Find out more and book here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/489... @oxfordfoe.bsky.social @cagoxfordshire.bsky.social
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