Covenant of Mayors

A link to a short film highlighting the issues of European carbon footprint and efforts by communities to combat this footprint through of the Covenant of Mayors project. The project is a mainstream European movement involving local and regional authorities, voluntarily committing to increasing energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources on their territories. By their commitment, Covenant signatories aim to meet and exceed the European Union 20% CO2 reduction objective by 2020

Target 2050 homes report

The Target 2050 homes report has been published. It details the method and results of our work over a 4 year period with 248 homes to encourage the take up of energy retrofit measures and develop a large range of practical case studies. Click here to view report

Win £1,500 by saving energy in your home

The European Citizens Climate Cup (ECCC) is a household competition between different countires to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.

It takes just 5 minutes to create your own Energy Saving Account (ESA) and then just 5 minutes each month to input your monthly meter or bill readings.

The participant that makes the greatest energy savings during the lifetime of this competition will be heralded as the UK Energy Saver of the Year and will win a prize of up to £1,500 to spend on those things that will help them save even more energy. The money could perhaps be used towards...

  • solar panels to generate electricity or hot water
  • insulation for any part of the home
  • energy efficient appliances
  • an electric bike or pedal bike

...the choice is up to you!

The winner will also be able to take advantage of a full home energy survey to help them decide what the prize could best be spent on as well as being invited to attend an all expenses paid trip for 2 people to the final award ceremony in Brussels.

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Pay As You Save

The Target 2050 partnership of Stroud District Council and Severn Wye Energy Agency has been chosen as one of just five areas taking part in a national pilot project.

The Pay As You Save (PAYS) scheme trialled interest free loans to homeowners for energy saving measures including insulation, heating system improvements and renewable energy systems. Householders will use the money saved on their fuel bills to repay the loan, so effectively there is no ongoing cost, but there will be other benefits from day 1, including reduced carbon emissions and a warmer, more comfortable home.

 

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