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Austin, TX

Zach Baumer

person
5 mentions across 4 events
Zach Baumer is a City of Austin staff member who leads the city's climate program, serving as Director of Austin Climate Action and Resilience (the Office of Climate Action and Resilience), and previously served as the city's Climate Program Manager and as Interim Chief Sustainability Officer. In that role he directs work toward Austin's community-wide greenhouse gas reduction goals and related climate equity and resilience initiatives. He appears before City of Austin boards, commissions, and Council committees to brief officials on climate planning, program implementation, and performance measures.
4 eventsLast active Tracked since Updated September 2026

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· 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…

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environment (5)
policy (4)
governance (2)
budget (2)
utilities (1)
housing (1)

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Climate Action and Resilience5
Management Services2
University of Texas at Austin1
Resilient Austin Playbook1
Corinne LeTourneau1
Resilient Cities Catalyst1
Climate Equity Plan1
Darrell Alexander1
UT-City CoLab1
Marc Coudert1
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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.

…ojects that further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase City savings. [Zach Baumer, Director; Braden Latham-Jones, Climate Program Manager - Climate Action and Re…

August 2026

Briefing
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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

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