The phrase "adopt a target" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing goals, objectives, or specific aims that one intends to pursue or implement.
Example: "In order to improve our sales strategy, we need to adopt a target that aligns with our overall business objectives."
Alternatives: "set a goal" or "establish an objective".
During his speech the chancellor gave a strong indication that in due course the government would adopt a target of 80% emission reductions on 1990 levels.
The Climate Change Authority, which advises the government on climate policy, in 2014 recommended Australia adopt a target of 40% to 60% below 2000 levels by 2030.
In the months that followed, experts told us that there was no way that Europe would adopt a target of "at least 40%" carbon emissions reduction by 2030.
She welcomed the party's decision to adopt a target of 50% of seats to be contested by women by 2025, which she said was a "generous" goal.
In 2000, the faculty council heard a proposal to adopt a target average G.P.A. of 2.6 to 2.7, but the idea was dropped.
For its part, Labor has said it would make sure 50% of energy came from renewable sources by 2030 and would adopt a target to reduce overall emissions by 45% by 2030 and that one of the policies to get to those aims will be an emissions trading scheme.
Lithuania has not yet formally adopted a target, but 2013 has often been talked about.
Adopting a target equivalent to the lower end of those proposed by the United States would require taxpayers to spend at least $25bn.
We adopted a target of 17% of each biome protected because on the basis of the updated target established at the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of Parties 10 in Nagoya, Japan.
While there is little evidence that adopting a target directly influences how fast the public expects prices to rise, he said, "I am relatively more persuaded that inflation targeting helps reduce the variance of inflation expectations".
A group representing the UK's offshore wind industry on Monday adopted a target of ensuring that more than half of the supply chain for offshore windfarms is sourced from the UK.
