Implementing the Austin Climate Equity Plan and its goal of net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. Creating strategies to increase resilience to climate-related threats. It’s going to take more than City action to protect and preserve what’s best about Austin.

In September 2021, City Council adopted the Austin Climate Equity Plan. The plan includes the bold and aggressive goal of equitably reaching net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 with a strong emphasis on cutting emissions by 2030.

Discover the latest climate projections to understand how climate change will shape the city's future weather patterns. Recent projections for Austin indicate a future with hotter summers, more frequent heatwaves, and fewer cold spells.

Climate Change and the “Austin Mind” Climate and Water Awareness Strong Environmental Awareness, Attitudes, and Concern in Austin

In the past decade, Austin has experienced climate change in the form of record-breaking heat, droughts, historic floods, and devastating wildfires that have taken lives, displaced citizens, and stressed infrastructure. Shocks and stressor associated with each of these threats are summarized below:

Mar 3, 2023 · Incorporate Equity & Climate Resilience • Advance racial equity in all department operations, resulting in equitable outcomes for all Austinites • Incorporate climate adaptation to increase community’s resilience to impacts of climate change • Focus on groups most vulnerable to watershed impacts in terms of both exposure and ability to ...

Sep 7, 2023 · AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin is leading a federally funded research project with the City of Austin to better understand the impact of extreme climate shifts on Texas communities and their infrastructure.

May 10, 2024 · On one sweltering day in the summer of 2023, the thermometer in Austin hit a sizzling 110°F. Central Texans experienced the hottest summer since records began in 1897. The capital saw 80 days with 100-degree heat or over, and less than 1.5 …

Jul 27, 2023 · The rising temperatures in Central Texas are four to five times more likely caused by human-induced climate change, according to a new study.

Nov 15, 2023 · In 20 years from now, under an intermediate emissions scenario, the report found that Central Texas can expect an increase of 20 to 30 100° days per summer. This would mean Austin would average...