The Journey So Far
- 1986 – First Green councillor at Stroud District Council
- 2012 – Majority alliance between Greens, Labour & Lib Dems
- 2015 – First council in Europe to be certified carbon neutral
- 2018 – Among first councils to declare climate emergency
- 2022 – Labour leave alliance, Greens take the council leadership
Achievements to be proud of
Greening core council services
- 2030 carbon neutral target is golden thread in Council Plan
- Electrification of our fleet, HVO as intermediate solution
- Ubico climate action – driver behaviour & in-cab tech
- Renegotiation of dark green renewable energy contract
- Social Value Portal driving environmental outcomes
- Preventative ASB strategy
- Ethical investment policy
Responding to the climate emergency
- Retrofit lead for Climate Leadership Gloucestershire
- £180m project to bring 5500 council homes to C+ by 2030, plus new-build programme
- Committed funding of around £0.5m over three years for walking and cycling
- EV chargers across our car parks
- Council buildings heated by WSHP
- £5m decarbonisation of our leisure centre and Museum in the Park
- Pioneering Local Plan
- Community Engagement Board
CHAMPIONING NATURE IN EVERYTHING WE DO
- Funding for Senior Biodiversity Lead
- Outreach with farming community
- Renowned Natural Flood Management work
- Tree planting and own land nature management
- Supporting parish councils in their biodiversity obligations
- New grass cutting policy/No Mow May
- Canal restoration – nationally significant lengths of new watervole and wetland bird habitat
Resilient Communities
- Community Hubs & cost of living support
- £450k Play area renovations
- Brownfield regeneration projects
- Leisure centre in-house
- New Culture Strategy
- £450k Green skills training centre
- Stroud – the Natural Place
- Active support for community energy
What Next?
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