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Austin Climate Action & Resilience is on a mission to protect and improve Austin's quality of life now and for future generations by leading efforts to achieve:

• net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions
• a healthy and just local food system
• a thriving urban forest
• a climate adaptive city

Our vision is for Austin to be a thriving, equitable, and resilient community.

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Climate Action and Resilience News

Austin Youth Climate Council 2025-26

Austin Youth Climate Council Welcomes New Cohort of Young Leaders

The Austin Youth Climate Council is proud to announce its newest cohort of 38 passionate young leaders. Representing 17 schools across Central Texas, these students are stepping up to confront climate change.

Winners of the 2025 Milan Pact Awards

City of Austin Wins Global Governance Award for Leadership in Building a Resilient and Equitable Food System

The City of Austin has been recognized with the Governance Award at the 2025 Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Global Forum, honoring cities leading the way in creating sustainable, resilient, and equitable food systems around the world.

Roots and Wings monarchs and kids

Austin Celebrates Nature with 8th Annual Roots & Wings Festival

From October 18 through November 2, Austinites of all ages are invited to join in two weeks of community-led events celebrating the trees, plants, fungi, soil, and wildlife that make up our city’s rich urban ecosystem.

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Austin-San Antonio Region Selected for the Climate Resilient Communities Accelerator

The City of Austin is proud to partner with The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) to announce that the Austin-San Antonio region has been selected as the next hub for the Climate Resilient Communities Accelerator.

Keep Austin Beautiful - Education

Keep Austin Beautiful Awarded $10,000 Grant for "Zero Waste Heroes" School Program

Austin Climate Action and Resilience has awarded a $10,000 Food Waste Innovation Grant to local nonprofit Keep Austin Beautiful to launch its Zero Waste Heroes program. This initiative will provide direct support to three Austin ISD school campuses.

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Net-Zero Heroes: Krysta Accardi & Lisa Richardson

We’re proud to introduce our newest Net-Zero Heroes: Krysta Accardi and Lisa Richardson, co-leaders of Odom Elementary’s Green Machine! Together, they’ve brought their skills and talents together to advance sustainability efforts on campus.

City of Austin Adopts Tree Equity Score to Guide the Future of Urban Forestry

Trees are essential infrastructure—cooling neighborhoods, improving air quality, hosting wildlife, and supporting public health. To help guide equity-centered action, we're adopting the nationally recognized Tree Equity Score.

Image of ladies laughing and plants at a Roots and Wings Festival community event.

The 2023 Roots & Wings Festival: The Making of a Community-Wide Celebration of Urban Nature

The 6th annual Roots & Wings Festival, which kicks off October 18 and runs through November 5, 2023, is a three-week celebration of Austin’s urban forest and the pollinators, plants and animals who call it home.

Mexican Buckeye illustration by Austin local Claudia Zapata.

Discover the Marvels of the Mexican Buckeye Tree

Have you ever heard of a wonderful tree called the Mexican Buckeye?

Loquat illustration by Austin local Claudia Zapata.

Loquats in Central Texas: A Sweet Springtime Treat

As spring unfolds in Central Texas, a golden-orange fruit begins ripening on trees across the region.