text: While we still have a long way to go and the sense of urgency has never been greater, there is much to celebrate in what has been accomplished toward meeting the resolution’s goals related to City operations, energy efficiency, and more. One of the most exciting areas of achievement are related to Austin Energy’s generation planning. Today, 31% of the energy supply mix comes from renewable energy such as solar and wind, compared to only 4% back in 2007. That is amazing progress, and we can be proud that Austin Energy is one of the top utilities in the nation for its commitment to renewables. Even further, Austin Energy is on track to reach a renewable goal of 55% by 2025.
  The 2007 resolution also called for development of an inventory of community-wide greenhouse gas emissions, with targets and strategies for reductions. Since then, City Council approved the Austin Community Climate Plan to achieve net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. We are on track to reach our first interim reduction target of 11.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2020, which will be a 20% reduction from the 2010 baseline.