
The Midwest Climate Collaborative envisions a carbon neutral, climate resilient, interconnected Midwest region.
Our Mission
To facilitate the development of a coherent Midwestern response to the climate crisis through acceleration of climate action, knowledge generation, and leader development led by a cross-sector collaboration of key organizations throughout the Midwest.
The MCC Team
Steering Committee
Gabriel Filippelli, Chancellor’s Professor Director of the Center for Urban Health
Executive Director, Environmental Resilience Institute
Indiana University – Indianapolis
Grant Goodrich, Director of the Great Lakes Energy Institute
Case Western Reserve University
Amber Greaney, Livable Cities Solution Manager
KERAMIDA, Inc.
Missy Nergard, Director of Sustainability
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Elysia Russell, Director of Sustainability
City of St. Louis, MO
Madeline Schmitt, Sustainability Program Specialist
City of Des Moines, IA
Tyler Strom, Managing Director
Illinois Agri-Food Alliance
Phil Valko, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Sustainability
Washington University in St. Louis
High Level Goals
Accelerate Climate Solutions
Shape Public Understanding and Policy
Leverage the Power of Science & Research
Develop Climate Leaders
Develop an Effective Collaborative
The vision, mission, and goals for the collaborative were shaped by meaningful interaction of over 20 major Midwest institutions and organizations through extensive engagement beginning in March 2020 and progressing through the Fall 2020 Midwest Climate Summit Think Tank Series. Following the Think Tank Series, the partners held a series of reflection and strategy meetings to craft objectives and strategies for the Midwest Climate Collaborative, which launched on January 28, 2022.
Activities
Current Primary Projects
Annual Overarching Structure
- Midwest-wide Climate Research Agenda
- Midwest Climate Resource Network
- Climate Ambassadors Program
- Educator Community of Practice
- Tracking Climate Commitments
- Federal Funding Fridays
- Annual In-Person Network Meeting Alongside Annual Midwest Climate Summit with Rotating Location
- Topical and Regional Interest Working Groups/Pop-up Events
- Quarterly Virtual Relationship Building Meetings
- Regularly Scheduled Steering Committee Meetings
MCC Members
Academy of Science – St. Louis
City of Bloomington, IN
City of Brentwood, MO
Building Energy Exchange Kansas City
Build Missouri Health
Capital Area Regional Planning Commission
Carleton College
Case Western Reserve University
City of Carbondale, IL
Center for Rural Affairs
Chicago Wilderness Alliance
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
City of Clayton, MO
City of Cleveland, OH
Clean Air Task Force
Clean Wisconsin
Climate Central
Climate Action KC
City of Columbus, OH
Cook County, IL
Couillard Solar Foundation
Cuyahoga County, OH
Dane County, WI
Delta Institute
Douglas County Sustainability
City of Des Moines, IA
Earth Charter Indiana
earthday365
Ecology Action Center
The EcoTheatre Lab
Employment Connection
EnergyCare
Environmental Protection Network
City of Evansville, IN
Foundation for Regeneration
Green Umbrella
Great Plains Institute
IFF
Illinois Agri-Food Alliance
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
City of Indianapolis, IN
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Kane County, IL
City of Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
KERAMIDA ENVIRONMENTAL, Inc.
City of Lincoln, NE
Loyola University of Chicago
Michigan State University
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Mississippi River Network
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Gateway Green Building Council
Missouri Historical Society
Missouri University of Science & Technology
The Morton Arboretum
MOST Policy Initiative
M-RETS
City of Naperville, IL
National Audubon Society
National Great Rivers Research and Education Center
The Ohio State University
Principia College
RE-AMP Network
Renew Missouri
City of St. Louis, MO
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Zoo
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Sustainable Resources Center
The Nature Conservancy in Illinois
The Nature Conservancy, Nebraska Program
The Resilient Activist
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Michigan
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Urban Harvest STL
Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability
Urban Land Institute – St. Louis
Village of Northbrook, IL
Washington University in St. Louis
Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition