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2023 MI Healthy Climate Conference
"To change everything, we need everyone"
The state of Michigan’s first statewide climate conference took place at the Huntington Place in Detroit on April 11 and 12, 2023. The two-day conference brought together nearly 600 stakeholders from across the state and nation to help implement key actions in the MI Healthy Climate Plan. The conference theme was, "To change everything, we need everyone," and featured presentations, workshops and remarks from state officials, business leaders, advocates, tribal nations, academia, organized labor and more.
Attendees were welcomed by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and heard from thought leaders and experts on how Michigan can seize the opportunity to create a healthier, more just, and carbon-neutral Michigan. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave the keynote address, focusing on themes of protecting Michiganders from the most significant impacts of climate change while seizing the economic opportunities of a clean energy transition.
Watch the 2023 Climate Conference Plenary Recordings
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Cory Connolly (Speaker) - EGLE Office of Climate and Energy
Justin Onwenu (Moderator) - MAC-EJ
Mike Duggan (Speaker) - City of Detroit, Mayor
Message from Ali Zaidi
Ali Zaidi - National Climate Advisor - White House
A Path Forward with the MI Healthy Climate Plan
Casey Katims - US Climate Alliance
Delivering Climate Justice and Energy Justice
Tony Reames - Deputy Director for Energy Justice of the US Department of Energy
Cleaning the Electric Grid
Katherine Peretick - Michigan Public Service Commission
Driving Innovation to Decarbonize Industry
Kristen Cetin - Associate Professor, MSU IAC Director - Michigan State University
Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Scott Whitcomb - Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Repairing and Decarbonizing Michigan Homes and Businesses
Carla Walker-Miller - Found and CEO of Walker-Miller Energy Services
Electrifying and Decarbonizing Transportation
Glen Stevens - Executive Director of MICHauto