The Austin Climate Protection Plan

An update on the state of the city's ACPP

"...to lose. That's as true for the city of Austin – committed to doing its part through the 2007..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin Climate Protection Plan Year One Highlights

A progress report on Austin's war on global warming

"...status of its initiatives. Download the report here. MUNICIPAL PLAN..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature

Austin Climate Protection Plan

The five components

"...ACPP's Five-Point Plan1) Municipal operations..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

Austin Climate Protection Plan

"...Announced in February, Austin's new climate-protection plan aims, among many other things, to..."

July 17, 2007 Columns Post

Austin Climate Protection Plan

Take a look at the ambitious initiative to make the city carbon neutral.

"...Will Wynn unveiled the city's anti-global-warming initiative, the aforementioned climate-protection plan. And it's pretty ambitious - calling for all..."

Feb. 7, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Austin Climate Protection Plan

"...The five components of the city's plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions:..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature

Unrealized Opportunities: Ester Matthews on the Austin Climate Protection Program

Ester Matthews reflects on the progress of the ACPP

"...Last week the Chronicle spoke at length with Austin Climate Protection Program Director Ester Matthews about the history..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

The Local Politics of Climate Protection

Q&A with Will Wynn on his efforts to fight global warming

"...Mayor Will Wynn launched the Austin Climate Protection Plan. We visited with him recently about..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Securing Climate Protection

Ten things Wynn could do now

"...Mayor Will Wynn's signature policy has been the Austin Climate Protection Plan. He provided the vision, has been..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Climate Protection: City in No Hurry To Cool It

Checking in on the Climate Protection Program's progress – or lack thereof

"...Any day now, the city's annual report on the Austin Climate Protection Program is due for release. (It's late,..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...than a year – do you know where your Austin Climate Protection Plan is?..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

How Cool Is Austin?

With a deep, collective breath, the city rolls out a world-class – but as yet unproven – climate-protection plan

"...Wynn is blunt when he talks about the global climate change crisis and the new Austin Climate Protection Plan...."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Climate, Meet Mobility

Copenhagen is all about green transport – and Austin should be, too

"..."Make Austin the leading city in the nation in the effort..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Does Climate Pollution Not Count?

Council misses opportunity with Strategic Mobility Plan finalists

"...teams vying to create a new city Strategic Mobility Plan. A glaring omission: No member questioned the teams about..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Climate Plan Meet-Up: Better Late Than Never

Three months later, group meets June 16

"...The Austin Climate Protection Program held a community think-tank in early..."

June 11, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: Can't Say We Weren't Warned

New U.N. "emissions gap" report heightens climate change alarm.

"...In 1965, the U.S. President’s Science Advisory Committee issued..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Locally Cool

Austin embarks on a long but hopeful journey

"...In the spirit and context of the city of Austin's new initiative – under the unglamorous heading, the Austin..."

March 9, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Writing the Climate

Flannery and Kolbert on the accelerating pace of global warming

"...announcing what's been described as the most ambitious municipal climate-protection plan in the nation, Mayor Will Wynn sat on..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

How Green Is Our Austin?

The city turns green with 100% renewable energy

"...its 2007 vow to blaze a national path to climate protection, the city of Austin is putting its money..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Carole vs. Climate Plan

New 'nonpartisan' group vs. AE generation plan

"...has sprouted up, calling for a public vote on Austin Energy's proposed renewables-reliant energy plan. And the group, Austinites..."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Pelosi Plugs Local Energy Plan

Nancy Pelosi does Austin.

"...a Speaker committed to energy independence," Doggett said. Calling Austin the nation's leader in clean energy, Pelosi lauded the..."

Oct. 30, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

Austin Boards Biofuel Bandwagon

City makes biofuels-conversion progress, as it works to implement Austin Climate Protection Plan, strives to meet goal of carbon-neutral fleet by 2020

"...By early 2008, the city of Austin will begin running many of its fleet vehicles on..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Austin Comp Planning: A Brief History

Moving forward sometimes requires looking back

"...As our 2010 comprehensive planning effort bumps and grinds, it lends perspective to realize..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

How Cool Is Austin

2010 snapshot of the ACPP 'five plans'

"...Municipal Plan Make all city of Austin facilities, fleets, operations carbon..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

The Rich, the Poor, and the AE Generation Plan

Social service groups weigh in on Austin Energy's generation plan

"...2010 draws near, so does the passage of the Austin Energy Generation Plan, expected to go before City Council..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Imagining Austin

Austinites begin a new comprehensive plan for the city's future

"..."If we do our jobs right, we'll create a plan that has a profound influence on our generation and..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin's Energy Future ... and You!

Citizens to play a large role in determining where Austin gets its energy in the future

"...pay for it? And in shifting away from coal-fired plants, which do Austinites prefer: solar, wind, biomass, or nuclear..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The AE Generation Plan's Latest Monkey Wrench

Spooky, scary: Will rumors of deregulation derail Austin Energy's plan?

"...On Thursday (Jan. 28), City Council discusses Austin Energy's 2020 generation plan proposal, hoping to establish the..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

A Plan to Plan for a Zero-Waste City

Leadership will determine the success of long-range strategy

"...Get ready for another acronym: The city of Austin has started the public consultation process on the Integrated..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Energy's Wrinkle in Time

Early GreenChoice customers' low rates will soon be gone with the wind

"...Early adopters of Austin Energy's GreenChoice program – those who subscribed to the..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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