Austin

United States
Mayor Stephen Adler, Elected 2014

City Snapshot

Population: Mayor's Jurisdiction

890 thousand people

Area: Mayor's Jurisdiction

704 km2

Annual Rainfall

817 mm/year

Average Temperature

20.0 °C

GDP (US Dollars)

$107 Billion

* Bar graph maximums are derived from the C40 Member with the greatest value in each category. An indicator ( ) also displays the average of all C40 Member cities for additional context.

Compact of Mayors Phases Complete

Reflects 2016 data. Progress toward compliance with the Compact is further recognised by the new Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

CO2Emissions
Carbon Emissions by Source

Emission Reduction Action Areas

Buildings
Community-Scale Development
Waste
Water
Private Transport
Mass Transit
Energy
Food and Agriculture
Outdoor Lighting
Finance and Economic Development

Climate Risks

Type Hazard Severity Action Taken
Water Scarcity Drought Serious
Flood Flash or surface flood Extremely Serious
Extreme Temperature - Hot Extreme Hot Days Serious
Wild Fire Forest Fire Extremely Serious
  • Not specified or under consideration
  • Recognized, but not currently being considered
  • Currently in effect and being piloted
  • Currently in effect at a significant scale across most of the city
  • Currently in effect (city-wide)

Mayoral Powers

  • own and operate
  • set and enforce policies
  • budgetary and revenue control
  • set vision
  • Private Buildings
  • Public Buildings
  • Energy Supply
  • Finance & Economy
  • Public Transport
  • City Roads
  • Urban Land Use
  • Waste
  • Water
  • not available
  • not applicable
  • limited powers
  • partial powers
  • strong powers
Endnotes

Austin has a municipal operations target of net zero (100%) by 2050

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