The City of Houston is currently developing a Climate Action Plan. At our May general meeting, Lara Cottingham, the City's Chief Sustainability Officer, provided an overview of the process, goals, and some of the strategies that are being considered to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as preventative measures to address the negative outcomes of climate change . The plan will continue to be developed over the next several months, with an expected release by the end of 2019.  At that time there will be additional stakeholder meetings, and after approval by the Mayor, the Plan will serve as the framework for the adoption of specific actions, regulations, and policies. 

There are four distinct areas the City is looking to decrease community greenhouse
gas emissions. They include:
1. Building Optimization - improving energy efficiency of residential, commercial and
industrial operations
2. Decarbonization - increasing the amount of renewable energy; using carbon capture
and sequestration to reduce amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
3. Waste - reducing the amount of waste and trash to the landfill by reducing material
consumption, recycling, up-cycling and composting
4. Transportation - identifying transportation options and implementing land-use
practices that promote opportunities for multiple, equitable transportation options, movement to electric vehicles and reducing the number of vehicle trips and miles traveled.

Below is a link to the presentation materials from one of the City's public meetings.  Also below is a link to a survey that citizens can fill out. 

Houston Climate Action Plan Presentation:
http://greenhoustontx.gov/climateactionplan/20190508-presentation.pdf  

Note: there is a survey link on page 21 of the above presentation pdf file.

And here is a direct link to that survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HoustonCAP

San Antonio has also been developing their own Climate Action Plan.
Below is the link to the draft of their Plan. 
The GHG emission reduction strategies start on page 18 (the pdf page).
Their target date for carbon neutrality is 2050. 

https://deceleration.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SACR-REPORT_FINAL_spreads-1-25.pdf

For questions, contact Frank Blake at frankblake@juno.com