Greater Baltimore Climate Summit Web Series ft the Baltimore Metropolitan Council

About this webinar: Baltimore Metropolitan Council’s Senior Environmental Planner, Anna Marshall, AICP, and Manager of Planning and Communications Services, Christina Arlt, AICP, will overview collaborative goals in The Baltimore Region Climate Action Plan. In 2025, the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, the State of Maryland, and seven jurisdictions (Baltimore City and the counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, and Queen Anne’s) came together to respond to climate risks in the Baltimore region. The process involved gathering public feedback, identifying the priorities of each jurisdiction and the State, researching best practices, and performing greenhouse gas emission analyses. The resulting Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) contains 24 measures intended to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. This session will discuss the collaborative process of developing the CCAP and provide an overview of the measures in the plan. More on the Greater Baltimore Climate Summit Web Series ​​This is a virtual and in-person event series developed by the Greater Baltimore Climate Initiative (GBCI) in direct response to community feedback from the inaugural Greater Baltimore Climate summit. The series aims to maintain momentum by offering continued education, transparency, and strategic collaboration on climate action, clean energy, sustainability, and environmental justice issues. More on the 2026 Greater Baltimore Climate Summit https://www.thecctfoundation.org/gbci Join us on Nov. 12th for a day filled with an insightful panel discussions, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities focused on resilience, community, and action in the face of uncertainty. The Greater Baltimore Climate Summit is hosted by a committee of professionals from The Butterfly Effect, Morgan State University, Baltimore Green Space, the Maryland Department of the Environment, the HBCU Environmental Justice Technical Collaborative, and more local organizations. The summit is an innovative gathering—inspired by forward-thinking programming of California’s Strategic Growth Council—tailored to the unique needs of Baltimore City and its surrounding counties. Aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 17, Partnerships for the Goals, GBCS aims to foster collaboration between government, academia, the private sector and civil society dedicated to enhancing the region’s environmental infrastructure and programming. This summit will serve as a platform for bringing awareness to the most pressing environmental issues in the region, increasing organizational capacity to capture new and optimize existing climate, clean energy, and sustainability funding, initiating the development of a collective synchronized agenda to optimize resources available to the region, and creating a safe space for groups to discuss the challenges facing climate action strategies, including infrastructure, funding, administrative barriers, public policy and more. Learn from industry experts and environmental advocates about the latest policies, finance strategies, community initiatives and solutions to combat the climate crisis. Volunteer, Poster and Sponsor Interest Forms Interested in speaking at GBCS 2026? Have a poster you would like to present at GBCS 2026? Interested in sponsoring GBCS 2026? Interested in volunteering at GBCS 2025? Email us at [email protected]. Don't miss this chance to be part of the third climate summit in Baltimore, strategically addressing Baltimore’s most pressing environmental issues and moving towards a more sustainable future. See you there! Speaking Opportunities Call for Speakers: Greater Baltimore Climate Summit Web Series + GBCS 2026 As we continue building regional alignment around climate, sustainability, and environmental justice, we are excited to open two speaker opportunities within the Greater Baltimore Climate ecosystem: Building Greater Baltimore Momentum Web Series - Virtual | Third Wednesdays at 12 PM Web Series Speaker Interest Form Link [We're actively exploring speaker options for our upcoming March webinar on 3/18/2026] https://forms.clickup.com/36066592/f/... Greater Baltimore Climate Summit 2026 - In-person convening on 11/12/2026 - Summit Speaker Interest Form Link https://forms.clickup.com/36066592/f/... We are particularly interested in voices advancing work in: -Energy justice and renewable access -Public health and climate resilience -Water, air, and pollution mitigation -Green workforce development -Environmental policy, data tools, and funding access -Community-led climate solutions Our goal is to build sustained momentum across the Greater Baltimore region—together. Thank you for your leadership and partnership. Please feel free to share this opportunity within your networks.