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In 2020, the City of Houston released its first Resilient Houston strategy and Houston’s Climate Action Plan. Together, these form a framework for the city to adapt to and mitigate climate change. As called for in Resilient Houston, this Climate Impact Assessment is a
On April 22, 2020 – the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – the City launched the science-based, community-driven Houston Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, meet the Paris Agreement goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, and lead the global energy transition.
24 lis 2023 · Climate change, an undeniable reality, poses a significant threat to communities worldwide. Houston, Texas, a major metropolitan area with a population of over 2.3 million, faces unique challenges due to its coastal location, reliance on fossil fuels, and growing population.
5 paź 2020 · Houston’s market city mentality relaxes land-use policies, downplays environmental impacts and conceives of risk as an individual issue, not a collective one. But as the climate warms, the economic and human tolls of catastrophic flooding from increasingly frequent and extreme weather events necessitate a more collective response, one that ...
20 wrz 2024 · Houston’s climate is expected to radically change by the 2080s: New research finds it could resemble that of northern Mexico. San Antonio could have weather more like Paras, south of Laredo.
14 mar 2024 · Sea-level rise on the Gulf Coast has accelerated in historic fashion during the last decade and is happening much more quickly than in other parts of the world, according to two other peer ...
13 lip 2023 · Together, these documents provide a clear framework to foster the growth of a Houston that is both a healthy place to live, as well as an equitable, inclusive, and affordable city that leads in climate mitigation and adaptation and offers a transformative economy that builds forward.
