SAN ANTONIO – SA Climate Ready, an initiative led by the City of San Antonio, CPS Energy, the University of Texas at San Antonio and Navigant, have released the draft Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.
- Pathway to meet the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement
- Plan an be framed around two separate pathways for action: mitigation and adaptation
- The public is invited to provide their feedback
With a focus on equity, the plan includes strategies for reducing San Antonio’s greenhouse gas emissions and adapting the city to the effects of climate change.
The CAAP is a data-driven plan that outlines the policies and steps that serve as a pathway to meet the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement, which City Council supported with a resolution in June 2017.
“Through extensive community involvement, we’ve arrived at a plan that frames how San Antonio will guarantee our children and grandchildren have a healthy climate to live and thrive in,” City Councilwoman Ana Sandoval said. “Working together with this plan as our guide, we’ll curb climate change’s most disruptive effects.”
The city’s response to climate change can be framed around two separate pathways for action: mitigation and adaptation.
The CAAP also includes a community GHG inventory, climate projections and a path to carbon neutrality.
The public is invited to provide their feedback on the draft plan, as well as share their visions and priorities for a climate-ready San Antonio by visiting saspeakup.com or e-mailing sustainability@sanantonio.gov.
A public meeting on the draft will be held on February 19 from 5-7 p.m. at Central Library.