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Climate advocates press council for dedicated sustainability fund, new positions and solar recycling plan
Summary
Speakers at the Aug. 5 budget work session urged the council to fund climate priorities — including a $5 million revolving fund capitalized over two years, an energy manager, a sustainable purchasing manager and a pilot for solar recycling fees — and criticized flat funding for the Office of Climate Action and Resilience.
Speakers at the Aug. 5 budget work session urged Austin City Council to increase the city's investment in climate action and resilience, proposing both capital and staffing changes to implement a climate investment plan.
Kayeiba (Kaiba) White, speaking for Public Citizen’s Texas office, thanked councilmembers who prioritized climate amendments and urged support for several specific items: a revolving fund to pay for energy-efficiency and sustainability upgrades in city buildings, an energy manager position in the Office of Climate Action and Resilience to manage that fund, a sustainable…
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