Climate Change: City Targets Zero Emissions

City aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

"...new goal: By 2050, Austin plans to implement, citywide, net-zero greenhouse gas emissions – i.e., "carbon neutrality." Citing increasing..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Council Endorses EPA Emissions Rule

Supporters hope to set precedent for Texas

"...proposed carbon rule, staying in stride with the city's net-zero emissions goal (set in April). The resolution's supporters hope..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Meeting the City's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets In Three Charts

Are we there yet?

"...Austin Community Climate Plan projected that local greenhouse gas emissions (measured as "millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Getting to Zero

Will Austin's green seif-image be realized with its "zero waste" goals?

"...been saved from the landfill, [they've reduced] greenhouse gas emissions [by this much]' – that's what people need to..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

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

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

"...– but this week’s news is that global warming emissions have continued to grow – expected to reach an..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Austin’s Steady Strides Toward Climate Sustainability

How are we doing and how effective can local policies be at mitigating a worldwide crisis?

"...this year – Austin adopted "the goal to achieve net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and directed staff..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

This New-ish Plan

"...While reading the article “Climate Change: City Targets Zero Emissions” by Lizzie Jespersen [News, May 23, 2014], I felt..."

March 29, 2019 Postmarks

How Green Is the Music?

Festivals, bands, and musicians seek environmental harmony

"...bands and crew, and avoids 50,000 pounds of carbon-dioxide emissions by using varying blends of biodiesel in the tour's..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Point Austin: Climate Change Awareness Month

From the Islands and the IPCC comes the latest urgent warning

"...Katharine Hayhoe, the Texas Tech climate scientist who has..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Column by Michael King

City Council Looks at Homelessness, Climate Change, and Gun Violence

Post-summer Council hits the dais running with 149-Item agenda

"...of accelerating" existing goals, such as achieving net zero emissions. The resolution also calls for a "community awareness campaign..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Glossary of Cool

A quick definition of terms used in describing the Austin Climate Protection Plan.

"...sugarcane residue, wheat chaff, corn cobs. However, net CO2 emissions can result, due to the use of fossil fuels..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Affordability Key to Climate Plan Goals

City task force makes its recommendations for 2024 climate change protection goals

"...recommendations: accelerating City Council's recently declared goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The task force recommends adjusting..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Climbing Mount Compost

Austin's next big zero-waste project is feeding nature's recycling program

"...space used in the landfill, and cut greenhouse gas emissions...."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Naked City

"...plants until 2015" and that "the cost for zero emissions power is now less than that of building dirty,..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

Austin at Large: This Road’s Gone On Forever

Is it wrong, or dumb, or evil to spend billions to fix I-35?

"...work hard to reach our adopted community goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. But I expect us to..."

May 17, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Telecommuting's Impact on Transportation and Beyond," says telecommuting, a "zero-emissions transportation," may be the most cost-effective way to reduce..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature

UT Research Reinforces Anti-Racism at Austin Water

Making equity flow

"...the Community Climate Plan, which commits the city to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050...."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Pioneers or Settlers?

Balancing renewables and affordability at AE

"...Council had just established a communitywide goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Momentum seemed to be..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Austin Climate Protection Plan

The five components

"...natural gas.) As alternative fuels do produce some carbon emissions, those will be offset through mitigation efforts to achieve..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

ACPP Update

Municipal & Utility Progress

"...Power Plant – the primary villain in AE greenhouse-gas emissions. (The city also operates three power plants fueled by..."

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

"...Action Item: Municipal: Reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions by all city departments and facilities...."

April 18, 2008 News Feature

How Cool Is Austin

2010 snapshot of the ACPP 'five plans'

"...(4%), electric (1%), natural gas (less than 1%). Fleet emissions now included in municipal inventory. Additional conversions, including on..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

"...savings through efficiency and conservation by 2020, inventorying global-warming emissions from communitywide activities, requiring carbon neutrality on any new..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...the 2002 EPA data on toxic and climate-changing air emissions from power plants and finds that, yet again, Texas..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Trio of Candidates Vie to Take on Rep. Michael McCaul

Three for TX-10

"...a return to the Paris Accords and "zero net emissions by 2050" (Gandhi)...."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Michael King