North Oxfordshire businesses are encouraged to access climate action support to reduce their energy bills and assist with decarbonisation.
Published: Tuesday, 14th January 2025
Participants could be eligible for free energy assessments and decarbonisation plans for their business worth up to £1,500,
Cherwell District Council will set out the support local enterprises can draw on at a series of online workshops in early February.
Councillor Lesley McLean, Deputy Leader of Cherwell District Council and Portfolio Holder for Finance, Property and Regeneration, said: “Businesses can face real barriers to taking climate action, and we want to help. These workshops are free and can provide support to overcome these obstacles, with expert advice and access to free energy assessments and decarbonisation plans worth up to £1,500.
“Cherwell has a strong, diverse, dynamic and innovative business eco-system and we know that many local businesses are eager to do more and we are keen to support them to reduce carbon emissions and their impact on the climate.
“We are very keen for businesses to come forward and make the most of this fantastic opportunity.”
Sustainable business advice interest form
The council’s sustainable business workshops will be taking place online from 12pm to 1pm, between Monday, 3 February and Thursday, 6 February.
They will cover practical sustainability strategies, technical advice, information about funding opportunities, and more details of the free energy assessments and decarbonisation plans.
Interested businesses can sign up by clicking filling in a form on the council’s website.
A total of 25 energy assessments and site-specific decarbonisation plans are being made available to small and medium enterprises. They are being delivered in partnership with Low Carbon Hub and Energy Solutions Oxfordshire.
The workshops, energy assessments and decarbonisation plans are all funded by the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund.