San Antonio City Council adopted the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) in October 2019, committing to net-zero community greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with interim targets for energy, transportation, buildings, and equity outcomes citywide.
Ordinance 2019-10-17-0859 adopted the SA Climate Ready CAAP after a multi-year community planning process led by the Office of Sustainability and UTSA. Goals include 41 percent emissions reductions by 2030, 71 percent by 2040, and net-zero community emissions by 2050. The plan covers five focus areas: energy and buildings, transportation and land use, resource and waste reduction, natural resources, and adaptation. Each strategy embeds equity metrics tracking benefits to historically underinvested South and West Side neighborhoods. CPS Energy and VIA Metropolitan Transit are critical implementation partners. The Office of Sustainability publishes biennial progress reports to City Council and the public.
The CAAP is aspirational and imposes obligations on city departments, not residents. No private penalties attach. Compliance flows through downstream rules: SA Energy Code, sustainable procurement, and CPS Energy program standards each carry separate enforcement.
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