Published April 20, 2021 at 5:31 PM CDT
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WEDNESDAY on The Source According to the City of San Antonio s Climate Action & Adaptation Plan, adopted in 2019, greenhouse gas emissions need to decrease by 4-5% every year in order to meet goals of reducing emissions 41% by 2030, 71% by 2040, and reaching carbon neutrality by 2050.
Numbers out this month show San Antonio s total community emissions declined only 0.2% from 2016-2019 a 4% decrease per city resident.
The Greenhouse Gas Inventory aims to track emissions of greenhouse gases that are related to climate change.
Officials say progress was hampered by an increase of emissions attributable to the municipality s 4% population growth which meant more people in energy-consuming buildings and more vehicles on the roads despite the closure of CPS Energy s J.T. Deely coal plant in 2018.
The fossil fuel industry is using the same playbook to fight city climate plans around the country.
Gas power plants dominate the Texas grid, providing 47% of the state’s electricity. Ken Lund/Flickr
The fossil fuel industry is using the same playbook to fight city climate plans around the country.
Gas power plants dominate the Texas grid, providing 47% of the state’s electricity. Ken Lund/Flickr
This story is a collaboration from Floodlight and was also published in the Guardian and the San Antonio Report.
When the city of Austin drafted a plan to shift away from fossil fuels, the local gas company was fast on the scene to try to scale back the ambition of the effort.
City Council green-lights electric vehicle charger deal with Blink - despite concerns
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Doug Melnick, the city’s chief sustainability officer, led the efforts to place the charging stations for electric vehicles throughout the city.Robin Jerstad /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Blink has been accused of overstating the size of its charger network and the viability of its business model.Blink ChargingShow MoreShow Less
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As more electric vehicles hit the road, City Council members this month OK’d a contract that will see more than 140 chargers installed at 32 sites on city property throughout San Antonio.
But it wasn’t without controversy.