Chris Goodall - Osney and Jericho

Chris writes and researches on how we can move to a zero-carbon society.

His books have won prizes and commendations. He is also an active investor in young climate-related companies, including Oxwash, the business that is revolutionising commercial laundry from its original base in Oxford.

Chris participates in several community activities, including helping set up the scheme to grow fresh vegetables for the Cutteslowe Larder.

Emily Kerr - Bartlemas

Emily is Oxford City Councillor St Marys for  has lived in St. Mary’s ward since 2015. She is the founder of Share Our Cars, a national campaign encouraging people to ‘borrow, not buy’ new cars, and lives with her partner and their three young children.

She works as a sustainability consultant and is a great believer in the power of both business and grassroots community initiatives to make change.

Emily is extremely concerned about the impact of climate change and social justice issues and joined the Green Party to make a difference at the local level.

She loves cycling, and campaigns locally for improved cycle and pedestrian safety and empowering people to reduce private car use. Emily has also launched, or helped launch, a number of car-sharing groups in Oxford, allowing neighbours to easily share their cars and reduce pressure on local parking.

She was recently recognised as a Climate Change Hero by the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire. Emily has been a school governor for 13 years and ran a company which published travel guides for kids.

Emily studied for her MBA at INSEAD in France and Singapore, and has a degree from Cambridge and a BA Foundation from Oxford.

 

Emma Garnett - Parks

Emma moved to Oxford in 2022 and has been an active member of the local community since then.

In her day job, Emma works at the University of Oxford in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health  Sciences, researching how to make our food system healthier and more sustainable.

Alongside this, Emma’s background is in ecology and nature conservation. As such, she cares deeply about protecting green spaces
and ensuring people have access to nature.

Neil Doig - Isis

Neil Doig, is the Green Party Candidate for Isis Division in the upcoming County Council election on 1 May 2025.

Neil is a geography teacher in Oxford, and is passionate about ensuring young people are equipped with an understanding of the climate crisis and the threats it poses to our society. Alongside this, he has decades of
experience working in finance, energy and global trade.

Neil dedicated to taking steps to address the housing crisis locally in Oxford, as well as ensuring that green spaces and biodiversity are protected.

Also high on Neil’s agenda is protecting Oxford against flooding – a problem many residents are all too familiar with and is becoming a more and more pressing as the climate emergency makes extreme weather events more likely and more frequent.

As such, Neil is committed to building a city where people and the planet come first and where both current and future generations can thrive.

Our policies for a Greener Oxford

Making transport more accessible, sustainable and efficient

  • Introduce traffic calming measures on Morrell Avenue, including with speed cameras.
  • Deliver effective walking and cycling infrastructure so people can get around safely and quickly.
  • Support measures to make our buses more efficient, including the introduction of traffic filters.
  • Campaign to bring buses into public control and support the Cowley Branch Line.

Standing up for Oxford’s diverse communities

  • Ensure that Oxford is doing everything it can to resettle refugees and welcome them to our city.
  • Push local MPs to end UK complicity in human rights abuses across the world, such as in Gaza or Yemen.
  • Campaign to stop changes to asylum law which would prevent many refugees from getting British citizenship.
  • Take a stand against discrimination and support the full diversity of beliefs and backgrounds in Oxford.

Tackling the cost of living and delivering public services

  • Invest substantially in community owned renewable energy and home insulation to cut carbon and bills.
  • Provide more support for people who are vulnerable, including through the creation of new hardship funds.
  • Campaign to get NHS and care services back on their feet by ending outsourcing and privatisation.
  • Work to improve education provision across the County, including SEND.