Target 2050: countdown to a low carbon home

Welcome to the website of Stroud District Target 2050

Target 2050 is the name of Stroud District Council’s overall strategy to address climate change by working with householders, businesses and community groups. It is delivered through a partnership with Severn Wye Energy Agency.

Our work with householders aims to demonstrate that it is possible to achieve significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from existing homes. When we began the project the UK target was to reduce emissions by 60% across all sectors by 2050. This has now been increased to 80%, an even greater challenge. Our focus is on the sustainable energy measures that can be installed in existing homes because two thirds of the homes we’ll have in 2050 already exist and house people today.