Oxford has been named the greenest city in England, according to a UK environmental publication.

The ENDS Report is a magazine which covers environmental policy and business.

It ranks the country’s largest urban centres and after considering the green credentials of locations using more than 30 environmental factors, Oxford has come out on top, finishing ahead of Barnsley and Cambridge.

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According to the data examined by Ends Report, Oxford has the fourth highest recycling rate in the country and the fifth highest number of electric vehicle charging devices per 100,000 people in England.

Anna Railton, city councillor and cabinet member for Zero Carbon Oxford and climate justice said: “We are home to the UK’s first Zero Emission Zone pilot and Europe’s most powerful EV charging hub.

“We held the UK’s first citizen’s assembly on climate change and have recently launched the exciting Clean Heat Streets project, along with many other pioneering projects.”

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Lord Mayor of Oxford James Fry said he was particularly proud of the council’s initiative in “establishing a Zero Emissions Zone in the city centre, which is due to be expanded soon”.

The Zero emissions Zone (ZEZ) charges motorists to drive through the city and has raised nearly £700,000 since it was launched.

Under the scheme, vehicles are charged between £2 and £10 per day depending on emissions between 7am and 7pm.

The pilot scheme of the zone has so far only just covered a handful of streets.

The expansion of ZEZ will only take place after a public consultation and a decision by Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet.