Legislation Details

File #: 25-0739    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Transmittal Status: Accepted
File created: 1/22/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 2/6/2025 Final action: 2/6/2025
Title: Transmittal by the Office of County Administration of the second Annual Report on the implementation progress for the Harris County Climate Action Plan for Internal Operations for the period of January 1-December 31, 2024.

Primary Department: County Administration

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Diana Ramirez, County Administrator

 

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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Transmittal

 

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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Transmittal by the Office of County Administration of the second Annual Report on the implementation progress for the Harris County Climate Action Plan for Internal Operations for the period of January 1-December 31, 2024.

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Background and Discussion:

 

On January 10, 2023, Commissioners Court adopted Harris County’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) for Internal Operations. The second annual report includes the greenhouse gas emissions inventory for CY2023, highlights implementation successes, provides overall implementation progress from through December 2024, and includes 2025 CAP priorities for implementation.

 

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County Strategic Plan Goal:  5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.

County Strategic Plan Objective: T: Reduce GHG emissions from County operations by 40% by 2030.

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Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  Choose an item.

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Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): T2: Make County buildings more energy efficient.

Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan: Transmittal also relates to T4, T5, T6, T7, and T8 in the County Strategic Plan.

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

1/10/23

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Request for approval of the adoption of Harris County’s Climate Action Plan for Internal Operations: An Interdepartmental Emissions Reduction Strategy.

10/31/23

353

Transmittal by the Office of County Administration of quarterly updates of the Climate Action Plan for Internal Operations Implementation Progress for the period of January 1-September 30, 2023.

1/30/24

344

Transmittal by the Office of County Administration of the first Annual Report on the implementation progress for the Harris County Climate Action Plan for Internal Operations for the period January 1-December 31, 2023.

 

Location:

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Precinct(s): Countywide

 

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Anticipated Court Date: 2/6/2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Lisa Lin, Director of Sustainability, Office of County Administration

 

Attachments (if applicable): Harris County Climate Action Plan 2nd Annual Implementation Report