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Monday, April 6
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
A2 Green Rental Housing Ordinance Workshop
Join us for our
Green Rental Housing Readiness Workshop.
A hands-on training
designed to help rental owners, managers and housing professionals understand the ordinance, access available resources, and choose your compliance path, including examples of implementing the
checklist.
- Understanding the
ordinance
- Networking
- Supplier support
tables
- Blower Door demos.
Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center, 4135 Washtenaw Ave. Free. Click here to
register.
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Wednesday, April 8
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Health Concerns Shape Clean Energy Policy: A Panel Discussion Moderated by NY Times Opinion Climate Editor
Eliza Barclay
Clean energy is
widely framed as a public health win. So why does it often trigger opposition, and how should those conflicts be resolved? Using Michigan as a grounding case, the panel explores what happens when
health evidence, local governance, equity concerns and climate goals collide - and what we can do about it to meet urgent climate goals. This timely conversation will be moderated by Eliza Barclay,
climate opinion editor at The New York Times, whose work explores how science, climate policy and public trust collide. She will lead a lively discussion with University of Michigan faculty experts
in energy systems, public health, equity and governance on how the U.S. can expand clean energy while building trust and protecting community health. Palmer Commons, Forum Hall,100
Washtenaw Ave. Free and open to the public. Click here for more information and to
register.
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Thursday, April 9
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Water@Michigan 2026 Symposium
This symposium will
bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders to examine how water systems and the energy transition are reshaping Michigan, the Great Lakes region, and
beyond.
The symposium will
highlight the growing connections between water and energy in infrastructure, governance, and community outcomes. Participants will explore how these links can be strengthened to create more
resilient, equitable, and sustainable systems.
Through keynotes,
workshops, lightning talks, and student posters, attendees will collaborate across disciplines to envision the future of water, energy, and the Great Lakes. Sessions will emphasize how research,
practice, and policy can align to address urgent and emerging water challenges. Palmer Commons Great Lakes Rooms, 100 Washtenaw Ave. Free and open to the public.
Click here for more information and to
register. water-collab@umich.edu
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Tuesday, April 14
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Implementing the A2ZERO Carbon Neutrality
Plan: The Value of Implementing Sustainability in Healthcare
Health care creates
a significant portion of the world’s climate footprint and in turn produces an extraordinary amount of waste.
In 2025, U-M Health
was named one of the Top 25 Hospitals in the country for excellence in environmental sustainability by Practice Greenhealth. In addition, U-M Health also achieved a new system record of receiving
four Circle of Excellence Awards.
Michigan Medicine’s
sustainability strategy has five main goals: reduce greenhouse gas emissions, eliminate the use of chemicals of concern, reduce waste, source local and sustainable food, and build healthy and
resilient communities.
Chip Amoe, U-M
Health Sustainability Officer, will provide an overview and key examples of U-M Health’s Sustainability initiatives within their existing facilities and in the development of new facilities,
including the newly opened The D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion that is on track to be a LEED-V4 Platinum hospital. Virtual. Free.
Click here for more information and to
register.
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Tuesday, April 14
7:00 p.m.
The Technology and Politics of Plug-in
Solar
One of the bright
new developments in clean energy is plug-in solar, sometimes called balcony solar. We’re going to hear all about the technology and the politics of plug-in solar at the next Washtenaw Climate Reality
meeting. Skye Richmond of Bright Saver, the dynamic new non-profit that’s helping to bring plug-in solar to the U.S., will join us. Free.
Click here for the Zoom link.
Zoom Passcode: 811619
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Friday, April 17
8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
The Michigan Model for Siting Renewable Energy: Policy, Implementation, and
Impacts
This symposium will
examine how renewable energy siting policy moves from concept to practice, using Michigan’s experience as a case study with national relevance. The event will be emceed by Sarah Mills, director of
the University of Michigan’s Center for EmPowering Communities and associate professor of practice at U-M’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban
Planning. A. Alfred Taubman Wing Commons, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd. Free and open to the public. Click here for more
information.
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Sunday, April 19
12:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor Earth Day Festival 2026
The Ann Arbor Earth
Day Festival is an annual celebration coordinated by the Ann Arbor Earth Day Festival Planning Committee, a coalition of local environmental nonprofits and agencies, and will be held this year at
Leslie Science & Nature Center.
This free,
family-friendly event features displays; hands-on activities; live entertainment; green building and commuting technologies; energy topics; water awareness; sustainable agriculture; and
more.
In the true spirit
of Earth Day, this festival will be a Zero Waste event. Visitors can help keep up the average of 90% waste diverted from landfills during the Earth Day Event by bringing their reusable water bottle,
and putting their waste in the right receptacles. Leslie Science and Nature Center, 1831 Traver Rd. Free.
Click here for more
information.
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Saturday, April 25
1:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Fourth Annual A2 Climate
Teach-in
The theme for this
year's Teach-in is Community Resilience – providing residents, business owners, students, sustainability professionals, and community leaders with concrete actions they can apply to enhance the
resilience of individuals, neighborhoods, institutions, and our community as a whole.
Returning for its
fourth year, this year’s annual Climate Teach-In provides residents the opportunity to learn not only from local sustainability leaders but other community members as they create and innovate climate
solutions.
Use the "sign up"
button to register for this free event and confirm your attendance at the Teach-In. Selecting a breakout session in the registration will denote your interest in the session. A follow-up email will
come in the weeks before the Teach-In to sign up for sessions once interest is determined and room capacities are assigned. Mitchell Elementary School, 3550
Pittsview Dr. Free. Pre-registration required. Click here for
more information and to register.
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Tuesday, April 28
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
2026 Sustainability Forum: Celebrating the A2ZERO Community
Cookbook!
Join Ann Arbor’s
Office of Sustainability and Innovations and members of the local food community for the 4th session of the 2026 Sustainability Forums to celebrate the recent release of the A2ZERO Community
Cookbook! Hear from City staff, local food leaders, and contributors of the cookbook about how building community through food makes Ann Arbor a more sustainable and resilient
City. Ann Arbor District Library - Downtown Branch, 4th Floor Meeting Room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free.
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MONTHLY CLIMATE ACTION
MEETINGS
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Citizens' Climate Lobby -- Ann Arbor
Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a national, non-partisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national
policies to address climate change. Second Saturday of every month. National CCL call at 1:00 p.m., followed by monthly chapter meeting at 2:00. Free. Downtown Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. 5th Ave., also
click here for Zoom. Passcode: 123 annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org
(734)
657-3150
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Washtenaw Climate Reality
Take action. Inspire
Action. Washtenaw Climate Reality works for effective climate action in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, and
worldwide. Second
Tuesday of every month. 7:00 p.m. Free. Click here for Zoom
meeting.Meeting
ID: 823 3352 3056. Passcode: 088990 dgurk@hotmail.com
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The Ann Arbor: Climate Action City, USA website, which includes a list of local climate action organizations; action steps individuals can take; and past
issues of the newsletter can be found here.
For information or to submit calendar events:
info@climateactioncityusa.com
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