While the drop in San Antonio's greenhouse gas emissions was welcome news, officials said more would need to be done to meet the city's climate goals.
While San Antonio's population increased by more than 7% from 2019 to 2021, per capita emissions fell by almost 11% during the same period, according to city data.Greenhouse gas emissions released into San Antonio’s atmosphere dropped slightly between 2019 and 2021, according to new city data, but the rate of reduction is not enough to meet its future climate planGreenhouse gases, according to the city’s Office of Sustainability, dropped 3.
Reaching the 2030 goal “equates to about a 5% reduction [of greenhouse gases] a year,” he told the council members who sit on the Community Health, Environment, and Culture Committee Thursday. “We really need to figure out what are the incentives, policies and programs — how do we start getting people to make the commitment to make the changes?”
The greenhouse gas inventory includes a breakout of various sectors and their emissions. The industrial energy sector, for example, which includes cement plant and manufacturing, saw an almost 18% drop in emissions; vehicle emissions decreased by almost 6% during the study period. Reducing emissions across the city at a faster rate will require greater community awareness and effective city and utility programs, Melnick said.
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