- Zero 2025 vision announcement – national and international press
- Exeter Science Park – formal launch of Global Environmental Futures cluster
- Regional re-branding exercise focused on science, innovation and Global Environmental Futures (to include Marine, Low Carbon and currently identified smart specialisations)
- Private sector commitment to make Exeter a “smart demonstrator” city – e.g. SSE, Vodafone, Phillips
- Top Exeter employers to form Zero 2025 facilitation consortium
- Form dedicated Zero 2025 delivery group – to include dedicated funding capability to include external project finance and grants
- Gateway marketing – at point of entry to city (St. Davids etc.) e.g. Met Office weather, promoting solutions to climate change
- Bikeable city – highly visible priority bike routes through the city and linking to wider county
- Create Public/Private development JV