…Climate Action is Reaching New Audiences, as Impacts and Action Become More Significant Nationwide
Climate change is no longer in the realm of future scenarios and political banter, it’s a frontline community challenge now being addressed with pragmatic activities to confront and multisolve for 2025 and 2030 realities.
The 2023 American Climate Leadership Awards’ semifinalists represent extraordinary, effective, and replicable models of climate engagement and action. Semifinalists include local, state, and national efforts and represent health, faith, youth, and community efforts.
- Amazon Employees for Climate Justice
- American Security Project: National Climate Security Tour
- Chesapeake Climate Action Network: Electrify MoCo Campaign
- City of Salem: El Punto Resiliency
- Climate Generation: Improving Nationwide Climate Change Education, Our Teach Climate Network
- Climate Resolve: Building Resilience in Boyle Heights
- Cooperation Jackson: Jackson Just Transition Plan
- Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Justice
- Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice (DWEJ): Awareness and Advocacy Through Art
- Fossil Free Presbyterian Church USA
- Green America: Consumer & Corporate Engagement Campaigns
- Green The Church Community Renewal: Expanding Environmental Equity in Low-Income Communities of Color
- Growing Climate Solutions: Path to Positive Southwest Florida
- Hawaii Green Growth: United Nations Local2030 Hub
- Jewish Youth Climate Movement
- Migrant Clinicians Network: Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Population Impacted by Climate Change
- Montana Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate: Montana Air Quality Flag/Rural Outreach Program
- Mothers Out Front: Organizing For a Livable Climate for All
- My Green Doctor Foundation: Teaching Climate Change in Medical Office Waiting Rooms
- New York Sun Works: Discovering Sustainability Science K-12 Education Program
- Presbyterians for Earth Care and Educational Programs
- Project ECHO: Climate Change and Human Health ECHO Program
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta: Atlanta Laudato Si’ Initiative
- Sustaining Earth Our Island Home in New Hampshire
- The Cool Boulder Campaign
- The Wild Center (Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks): The Youth Climate Program
- Unitarian Universalist Association: Climate Justice programming
- University of Washington: ClimateRx
- Weber State University: Campus electrification strategic plan
- Zumwalt Acres: A Regenerative Agriculture Community
The purpose of the American Climate Leadership Awards, hosted by ecoAmerica, is to recognize, reward, and share best practices on climate change advocacy and action nationwide.
The Awards provide money, support, and recognition for real climate leadership. Individuals and organizations selected as semifinalists have achieved success in building some meaningful political resolve for climate action at local, regional, and national levels, in ways that are replicable, while demonstrating diversity, inclusion, and justice.