Austin, TX

Milestones Completed (about)

Milestone 1: Establish Campaign COMPLETE

Milestone 2: Engage The Community COMPLETE

Milestone 3: City Signs Agreement COMPLETE

• Municipality makes formal commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (US: Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement or Cool Counties Agreement. Canada: Canadian Partners for Climate Protection)

Milestone 4: Initial Solution Steps COMPLETE

• City establishes committee to create local climate action plan
• City initiates early implementation actions (e.g. energy efficient light bulbs at city offices)
• City performs an audit of city operations
• City establishes action plan for city operations

Milestone 5: Advanced Smart Energy Solutions COMPLETE

• City completes climate action plan with specific solutions to meet target reductions & timeline of Mayors' Agreement (7% below 1990 levels of CO2 by 2012)
• City adopts energy efficiency policies (e.g. energy efficient street lights, green building standards)
• City adopts green vehicles policy (e.g. purchases hybrid vehicles for city fleet)
• City adopts other global warming reduction policies (e.g. no-idling, Energy Star appliance purchasing)
• City adopts renewable energy policies (e.g. buys "green" power, installs solar panels or wind turbines)
• City adopts transit and land-use improvements
• City supports state action to reduce greenhouse gasses (e.g. net metering)
• City publishes annual report tracking city's progress in meeting its climate protection goals
• Mayor champions action on global warming at state and national levels