A Climate Action Plan provides evidenced-based measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and preventative measures to address the negative outcomes of climate change. Houston’s Climate Action Plan will demonstrate how the City will adapt and improve its resilience to climate hazards that impact the city today as well as risks that may increase in the coming years. The CAP was developed as a companion document to Resilient Houston.
The plan is organized into four focus areas: Transportation, Energy Transition, Building Optimization, and Materials Management. The following section shows the city's progress as of February 2021 on each of the targets within these focus areas.
TRANSPORTATION
Target Status Legend
Target 1: Convert non-emergency, light-duty municipal fleet to 100% electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030
Current Status
13% of the city’s municipal
fleet are EVs
Progress
Last update: 02/2021 unless otherwise noted
Target 2: Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) per capita 20% by 2050
Current Status
16,114 miles per capita
Progress
Last update: 2019
Progress: Baseline measurement was conducted, but no progress to date
Target 3: Ensure zero traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries on Houston streets by 2030
Current Status
260 Fatalities
1,216 Serious Injuries
Progress
Last update: 02/2021
Progress: Baseline measurement was conducted, but no progress to date
ENERGY TRANSITION
Target Status Legend
Target 4: 5 million MWh local solar per year by 2050
Current Status
64,250 MWh of local solar power produced
Progress
Last update: 2019
*2020 data not yet available
Target 5: Attract or incubate 50 Energy 2.0 companies in Greater Houston by 2025
Current Status
28 Energy 2.0 companies relocated
or started-up in Houston
Progress
last update: 02/2021
Target 6: Plant 4.6 million new native trees by 2030
Current Status
712,717 trees planted
Progress
Data provided by Houston Wilderness’ Tree Strategy Implementation Group
BUILDING OPTIMIZATION
Target Status Legend
Target 7: Adopt the 2021 ICC model building code by 2025
Current Status
2015 ICC model building
code in force
Progress
Last update: 02/2021 unless otherwise noted
Target 8: Double the current number of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) projects by 2025
Current Status
8 PACE Projects
Progress
Last update: 02/2021
City currently assessing future goals
Target 9: 70% of non-residential buildings operated by trained building operator by 2030
Current Status
Did not pursue trainings
due to COVID-19
Progress
last update: 02/2021
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Target Status Legend
Target 10: Reduce residential
waste 50% by 2040
Current Status
718,506 tons
Progress
Last update: 2019
Progress: Baseline measurement was conducted, but no progress to date
Target 11: Convert municipal solid waste fleet to low-emission vehicles by 2030
Current Status
19 vehicles converted
Progress
last update: 02/2021
Target 12: Adopt a long range solid waste plan in 2020
Current Status
Long Range Solid Waste
Plan adopted
Progress
last update: 02/2021
Note (Disclaimers)
2-year lag on various Climate Action Pan Targets due to data collection and reporting efforts Unless noted here, information on targets were provided by departments within the City of Houston. We thank the countless partners providing support.
Implementation and Data Partners
|
AARP |
|
The Kinder Institute is grateful for our partners at Chevron whose support has enabled us to undertake the Resilience and Recovery Tracker project.
