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The Austin Climate Equity Plan was initially proposed in 2015<ref>https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Sustainability/FINAL_-_OOS_AustinClimatePlan_061015.pdf</ref> but was updated and adopted by Austin's City Council on September 2021. The plan highlights the impacts of climate change through the inequality felt by community members, suggesting the goal of equitably reaching net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.  
The Austin Climate Equity Plan<ref>https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Sustainability/Climate%20Equity%20Plan/Climate%20Plan%20Full%20Document__FINAL.pdf</ref> was initially proposed in 2015<ref>https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Sustainability/FINAL_-_OOS_AustinClimatePlan_061015.pdf</ref> but was updated and adopted by Austin's City Council on September 2021. The plan highlights the impacts of climate change through the inequality felt by community members, suggesting the goal of equitably reaching net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.  


The plan is composed of 17 goals to be archived by 2030 and 74 strategies to get implemented throughout the span of five years, among those, are the creation of Green Jobs through Entrepreneurship, Sustainable infrastructure building, Transportation Electrification, Land use, Food, and Product Consumption.
The plan is composed of 17 goals to be archived by 2030 and 74 strategies to get implemented throughout the span of five years, among those, are the creation of Green Jobs through Entrepreneurship, Sustainable infrastructure building, Transportation Electrification, Land use, Food, and Product Consumption.

Revision as of 17:18, 18 November 2022

The Austin Climate Equity Plan[1] was initially proposed in 2015[2] but was updated and adopted by Austin's City Council on September 2021. The plan highlights the impacts of climate change through the inequality felt by community members, suggesting the goal of equitably reaching net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

The plan is composed of 17 goals to be archived by 2030 and 74 strategies to get implemented throughout the span of five years, among those, are the creation of Green Jobs through Entrepreneurship, Sustainable infrastructure building, Transportation Electrification, Land use, Food, and Product Consumption.