Sustainable Charlbury

Products and Services to help you save energy and money:

Gadgets and gismos

• Electrisave, 2Save Energy Both sell affordable household energy monitors
• Byebyestandby Smart plugs that prevent standby energy waste.
• Top ten A list of the top-ten energy saving devices.

Car efficiency

• VCA fuel services Check out the fuel efficiency of many models of car. Use on your own car or to check efficiency rating when buying a new one.

Grants and insulation

• Energy Saving Trust A wealth of advice and information on greening your home.
• West Oxfordshire District Council Grant information.
• Thames Valley Efficiency Centre Free, expert and impartial energy saving advice.
• Scottish Building Standards Agency Home improvements sustainability guide.

Local Action Groups and Organisations

• Community Action For Energy Promotes community based energy reduction strategies.
• CAWAG For more information on the Charlbury Light Bulb Library
• CRAGs A new local carbon rationing and exchange group.
• COIN The Climate Outreach Information Network. Oxford based information on local events and projects.
• Climate Exchange A new climate awareness project in Oxfordshire.
• Transition Towns Oxford is adopting the transition strategy to prepare for peak oil and climate change.
• Climate Protect The Alliance for Climate Protection. Information and advice.
• Stop Climate Chaos Sign up to I Count to join a growing network of people fighting climate change.

Climate Change: The Facts

• Stern Review The economic impact of a changing climate.
• IPCC Report The science behind global warming written by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
• Al Gore Lots of facts and figures from the star of ‘An Inconvenient Truth’.
• CAT Centre Information about alternative technologies, their cost, installation and effectiveness.
• ZeroCarbonBritain An ambitious report outlining the way towards a zero carbon future. Already adopted as policy by the Lib Dems.