HOUSTON CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Lara Cottingham, Chief Sustainability Officer City of Houston 1
WHY CLIMATE ACTION? Hurricane Harvey Source: World Bank Group
HOUSTON’S COMMITMENT • June 1, 2017: 427 Climate Mayors represent The U.S withdraws from nearly 20% of the U.S. population the 2015 Paris Agreement • June 24, 2017: Mayor Turner, co‐chair of Climate Mayors, commits to adopt Paris Agreement goals in Houston 4
WHAT IS A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN? 5
WHAT IS A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN? The CAP will outline goals, strategies, and actions that we as a City and community plan to take in order to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and help Houston prepare for a changing climate. Co‐benefits: Increase and improve mobility Enhance resilience Improve air quality Improve community equity and Reduce energy costs quality of life Expand renewable energy Regional economic growth usage 6
SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCE 7
GOAL: CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2050 To meet the Paris Agreement, this plan has set an ambitious goal of becoming Carbon Neutral by 2050, which means that we must reduce or offset any carbon dioxide that we release into the atmosphere. Houston’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Baseline (2014) 8
A DATA AND STAKEHOLDER‐DRIVEN PROCESS 3 2 1 Data is analyzed by Data measurement sector to better 6 is completed on understand city‐ current emissions wide footprint Outputs & recommendations 5 are summarized in policy brief 4 9
FOCUS AREAS ENERGY TRANSPORTATION TRANSITION MATERIALS BUILDING MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION EQUITY 10
EMISSION SCENARIOS For 2030, 2040, 2050 milestones: • Set emission reduction goals of 40%, 75%, and 100%, respectively • Project emissions with no action and model emission reduction potential of actions 11
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QUESTIONS? Contact Information: Lara Cottingham Chief Sustainability Officer Lara.Cottingham@houstontx.gov 832‐393‐8503 Thank you! Learn more: WWW.GREENHOUSTONTX.GOV 21
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