Ann Arbor, MI
Round 3
Ann Arbor
Proposal for Local Sustainability Matching Fund
Fall 2013
Project Title: Launching Ann Arbor’s Community Climate Partnership
Purpose of Project:
The project will mobilize community stakeholders to support the implementation of the recently
approved City of Ann Arbor Climate Action Plan.
Brief description of project goals, strategy, and key activities (250 words or less):
This project will build a Community Climate Partnership (CCP) that brings together a cross-section
of the community to implement the City’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) by fostering broader
community involvement and civic action around climate change. The City of Ann Arbor adopted a
CAP in December 2012, which set a target to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions
eight percent by 2015 and 25 percent by 2025. Meaningful progress towards this target will only
occur with significant community engagement and action because municipal emissions account for
less than two percent of community-wide emissions. The CCP represents a new approach by the
City to focus on community-level action to address projected climate impacts and community
emissions.
The Ecology Center, a local-non-profit, will convene and facilitate the partnership to ensure that
implementing the CAP is an effort led by the community. Key activities will include convening
public meetings and work teams; developing actions agendas and an evaluation framework to
monitor progress towards targets set in the CAP; and implementing a communications strategy to
heighten awareness of sustainability and climate. Finally, the CCP provides an opportunity to deepen
a partnership with the region’s community foundation to support related future efforts.
Primary Contact Person
Name:
Matthew Naud
Title:
Environmental Coordinator
Organization:
City of Ann Arbor
Mailing address: 301 E. Huron PO Box 8647
City:
Ann Arbor
Email:
mnaud@a2gov.org
Telephone:
734-323-2790
State:
MI
Zip:
Ext:
1
48107