Meet our newest Net-Zero Hero, Colleen Dieter! With more than two decades of experience helping Austinites understand our region’s unique climate, Colleen has dedicated her career to making gardening accessible and joyful.

Meet Net-Zero Hero: Laura T'sao. Through her leadership in Plant Powered Athlete ATX, Laura has helped expand the group’s mission—combining plant-based living, cycling, and community to make active, low-impact lifestyles more approachable for all.

Meet our newest Net-Zero Hero, Warinda Harris! As an organizer with Central Texas Interfaith (CTI), Warinda is helping Austin communities build power, strengthen civic engagement, and advance environmental equity.

Meet our newest Net-Zero Hero, Thira Rose! Thira is an artist, runner, and community leader who’s turning worn-out sneakers and race bibs into powerful works of art.

With support from Austin Climate Action and Resilience, summer campers at Creative Action learned about Central Texas’ native species while creating vibrant gelli prints, collages, and murals with reused and upcycled materials. See the results!

Meet our newest Net-Zero Hero, Chi Ndika! Chi is the founder and creative force behind Luv Fats Ice Cream, a small, plant-based ice cream business that blends sustainability with community joy.

Meet our newest Net-Zero Hero, Tatianna Cannon! A lifelong advocate for equity and access, Tatianna is the founder of the Green Workforce Collaborative — an initiative focused on building inclusive pathways into Austin’s growing green economy.

From thoughtful design to daily operations, Q2 Stadium is proving that high-performance sports and high-impact sustainability can go hand in hand.

Meet our newest Net-Zero Hero, Shelby Orme! Shelby is a sustainability advocate, entrepreneur, and community leader whose journey began with a summer camp and grew into a lifelong commitment to environmental justice and collective action.