Project RED
Project RED: Reducing Energy usage in Didcot
Current Activities
We are running a series of events to help reduce energy usage in Didcot:
Skills & Chill: Learn to knit or crochet - Mondays 2pm-4pm in The Green Hub
Introduction to DIY Retrofit - 19th March 2024, 7.30pm in The Green Hub
Prepping your home for winter - contact us for dates
How to make a draught excluder - contact us for dates
Project Background
In early 2020, in response to the Town Council declaring a climate emergency, Sustainable Didcot applied for and received a grant from the Low Carbon Hub to help the community investigate ways to lower energy usage and carbon emissions on the path to zero carbon.
There are many ways to achieve this, but every approach is different; we need to find the methods that are relevant and applicable to us. We asked Didcot residents to fill out a questionnaire about how they thought we could best succeed in reaching zero emissions by 2030.
Key Findings
Through analysis of data and local community opinion, the Environmental information Exchange (EiE) created a report that showed the areas where the biggest impact would be made were:
Transport - promoting walking and cycling
Housing - making Didcot homes more energy efficient
Community Renewables - larger-scale shared green energy schemes
Commercial Sector - helping Didcot shops and offices use less and generate more energy
Final Report
Reducing Energy in Didcot FINAL REPORT AUG 2021(1)(1).pdfInformation and resources
Drilled podcast - Launched November 14th 2018, Drilled is a limited series investigative true-crime podcast about the crime of the century: the creation of climate denial.