CITY OF HOUSTON WINS AUTOMOTIVE FLEET MAGAZINE'S 2009 FLEET ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
September 22, 2009 -- The City of Houston and Mayor Bill White have been recognized by Automotive Fleet Magazine as one of the nation’s top Green Fleet Leaders and will receive the first annual “Green Fleet Leadership” Award at the 2009 Green Fleet Conference, October 19-20, in Chicago.
The City of Houston’s green fleet accomplishments include:
Replacing 683 passenger vehicles with hybrids through the Mayor’s Hybrid Initiative, as well as scheduled replacement of 34 heavy-duty vehicles with hybrid and clean-diesel vehicles.
Surpassing Houston’s own emissions reduction plan by achieving total 2009 fleet greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 90,864 tons per year (tpy), 6.1% below Houston’s 2010 Emissions Reduction Plan goal of 96,761 tpy and 7.8% below the 2010 business-as-usual projection (Of note: overall GHG emissions have increased by only 3% despite the fleet increasing in size by 12%).
Reducing fleet fuel consumption from 9.4 million gallons in 2005 to 8.8 million gallons in 2009.
Moreover, Houston’s annual audit of fleet GHG emissions, motor pool expansion, accelerated fleet replacement, green vehicle use policies, and “Flex-In-The-City” (flexible workplace) programming showcase Houston as a green fleet leader, particularly in the context of Houston’s size and position as a global energy leader.
The City of Houston has the third largest municipal fleet in the nation with 12,582 pieces of rolling stock in 24 departments. With this large fleet, the City’s Fleet Management Division works daily to implement Mayor White’s environmental vision – turning Houston into the “energy efficiency capital of the world.” To learn more about the City of Houston’s green initiatives, please visit www.greenhoustontx.gov.
Houston will be honored on October 19, 2009, at the annual Green Fleet Conference in Chicago, IL. More information regarding the conference can be found at: http://www.greenfleetconference.com/.
