Municue
Austin, TX

Climate Action and Resilience

department
6 mentions across 5 events
Austin Climate Action and Resilience is a City of Austin department that leads the municipal government's climate and sustainability work, including efforts toward the city's community-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and implementation of the Austin Climate Equity Plan. The department administers programs in areas such as air quality, green business recognition, community climate grants, and climate adaptation and resilience planning, including coordination of resilience resources for residents facing extreme heat and other hazards. Its director briefs City Council and council committees on departmental performance measures, climate plan implementation, and resilience initiatives.
5 eventsLast active Tracked since $76.5M city spendingUpdated September 2026

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Latest action

· Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee

Briefing on a proposed Climate Revolving Fund, directed by Resolution No. 20250813-022, that would finance emissions reduction projects, capture the resulting savings, and reinvest them in further…

Money

$76.5M in total financial activity across agenda items that mention this department.

Largest single item: $76.5M on (Authorizes solar-installation contracts for City facilities supporting Austin Climate Action and Resilience, including a long-term services agreement and a revenue-generating solar project agreement.)

Mention Frequency

Topic Distribution

Topics

environment (6)
policy (4)
budget (3)
utilities (2)
governance (2)
development (1)
contract (1)
housing (1)

Roles

mentioned (6)

Related Entities

Zach Baumer5
Management Services2
Austin Energy1
University of Texas at Austin1
Resilient Austin Playbook1
Corinne LeTourneau1
Austin Facilities Management1
Resilient Cities Catalyst1
Climate Equity Plan1
Financial Services- Contracts1

Location

Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701·Show on Google Maps ↗
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Activity Timeline

September 2026

Briefing
Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee →

Briefing on a proposed Climate Revolving Fund, directed by Resolution No. 20250813-022, that would finance emissions reduction projects, capture the resulting savings, and reinvest them in further projects.

Briefing on Climate Revolving Fund, directed by Resolution No. 20250813-022. The fund would finance emissions reduction projects that generate savings for the City, capture those savings, and reinvest

August 2026

Briefing
Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee →

Briefing to the committee on performance measures from the Austin Climate Action and Resilience office, presented by its director.

Briefing on performance measures from Austin Climate Action and Resilience. [Zach Baumer, Director - Climate Action and Resilience]

April 2026

Consent
City Council →

Authorizes solar-installation contracts for City facilities supporting Austin Climate Action and Resilience, including a long-term services agreement and a revenue-generating solar project agreement.

Authorize two contracts for City owned solar installations on City facilities for Austin Climate Action and Resilience with GS Solar LLC d/b/a Big Sun Solar, for an initial term of five years with up

$76.5M
Briefing
Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee →

Briefing on implementation of the Climate Equity Plan and its revolving fund.

Briefing on the Climate Equity Plan Implementation and Revolving Fund. [Zach Baumer, Director - Climate Action and Resilience]

Briefing
Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee →

Briefing on the Resilient Austin Playbook and its approach to climate risks, affordability pressures, and infrastructure challenges.

Briefing on Resilient Austin Playbook addressing climate risks, affordability pressures, and infrastructure challenges. [Zach Baumer, Director - Climate Action and Resilience; Corinne LeTourneau, Foun

January 2026

Briefing
Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee →

Briefing on the UT-City CoLab and its climate action, resilience, and adaptation work.

Briefing on the UT-City CoLab. [Zach Baumer, Director - Austin Climate Action and Resilience; Marc Coudert, Climate Resilience and Adaptation Manager - Austin Climate Action and Resilience; Dr. Dev Ni