Featured Speakers
Gina McCarthy
White House National Climate Advisor
Aimee Witteman
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Energy (DOE)
If the 12 states that comprise the Midwest were a country, they would be the fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitting nation on the planet.
On average, Midwest states lag behind the rest of the country on energy efficiency, de-carbonization of the electric sector, transportation electrification, and green building. At the same time, the Midwest is home to states, cities, businesses, institutions, and organizations that are national climate leaders and can serve as models and partners for other Midwest entities to increase ambition and action.
The Midwest has the potential to play an outsized role in the coming critical decade by lowering emissions, creating a thriving green economy, and ensuring a just and equitable transition that does not leave any of our rural, suburban, urban, and indigenous communities behind.
Partners
The Summit is the result of extensive collaboration between over 20 leading higher education institutions, local governments, non-profits, and private sector organizations.
Our Work
We are dedicated to accelerating action in four interrelated areas: climate action, outreach & engagement, science & research, and teaching & education.
Featured Past Speakers
Melvin
Carter
Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Climate Action Workshop
Laalitha Surapaneni
Internal medicine physician
Science and Research Workshop
Sarah
Mincey
Social-ecological systems scientist
Teaching and Education Workshop
Tom Dietz
Human ecologist and environmental sociologist
Outreach and Engagement Workshop
Andrew Wishnia
U.S. Department of Transportation
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Janet McCabe
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Deputy Administrator
Carla Frisch
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Policy
Principal Deputy Director
Sonia Aggarwal
The White House
Senior Adviser for Climate Policy and Innovation
Founding Partners
Summit Partners
If your organization would like to get involved and/or support our work to develop a more coordinated Midwest response to the climate crisis, please contact climatesummit@wustl.edu.