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SUMMARY:2026 Midwest Climate Summit Campuses as Climate Engines: Cutting Carbon and Building Resilience
DESCRIPTION:2026 Midwest Climate Summit Campuses as Climate Engines: Cutting Carbon and Building ResiliencePast\n\n\n\n\nWhat if one of the most overlooked climate solutions on campus is sitting in plain sight? Join Jeremy Eltz of the Good Food Institute and fellow speakers for a lively workshop on the levers campuses can pull right now—from food procurement to school design to climate-ready facilities. \n\n\n\n	Share this page on Bluesky\n	                    \n	Share on Bluesky\n\n\n	Share this page on Threads\n	            \n	Share on Threads\n\n\n	Share this page on Twitter\n	\n	Share on X\n\n\n	Share this page on LinkedIn\n	\n	Share on LinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nCampuses are more than places of learning. They are testing grounds\, conveners\, employers\, purchasers\, and community anchors. In other words\, they can be powerful climate engines. \n\n\n\nThis interactive session explores what happens when campuses widen the lens on climate action. Alongside conversations about buildings\, energy\, and transportation\, speakers will spotlight other high-impact levers that too often get left out of the plan—including food systems\, procurement\, workforce development\, and public infrastructure. The throughline is simple: if we want more resilient communities\, we need more of the right people\, systems\, and ideas at the table. \n\n\n\nJeremy Eltz of the Good Food Institute will bring that lens to food. In “Rethinking Protein: Alternative proteins for greener communities\,” he will explore why no serious climate strategy is complete without addressing food systems. From universities and hospitals to school districts and municipalities\, institutions have enormous power to cut emissions through procurement\, expand consumer choice\, and help build new workforce pathways in sustainable food systems. His session invites participants to think practically about how dining programs\, sustainability goals\, and education pipelines can work together. \n\n\n\nThe workshop also features “Zeroing In: Advancing Low-Carbon School Design with Ann Arbor Public Schools\,” presented by Jessica Haberstock and Denise Gravelle\, and “Unlocking Resilience: How Schools Are Using Federal Funds to Build Climate-Ready Facilities\,” presented by Kristen Hengtgen. Together\, these sessions show how climate action takes shape across the built environment\, public investment\, and everyday institutional decisions. \n\n\n\nExpect more than presentations. This session is designed to get the room talking. Through small-group discussion and Q&A\, attendees will dig into questions like: What levers are missing in your region? What is not yet being integrated into your climate work? And what would it take to pull those pieces in? \n\n\n\nWhether you work in higher education\, K–12\, public policy\, sustainability\, food systems\, design\, or community planning\, this workshop offers fresh ideas\, practical examples\, and a chance to connect with others rethinking how campuses can lead. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent location\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming events\n\n\n\nView all events\n\n\n\n\n	\n															\n								\n		\n									\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													April 9\, 2026\n											NC State University\n																	\n				\n				\n					Alternative Protein Symposium: Bridging Science and Society\n				\n				\n							\n				Join Bruce Friedrich and our Alt Protein Project leaders from NC State\, Duke University\, and Virginia Tech at the Alternative… \n\n			\n								\n										\n								\n		\n										\n						\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													April 9\, 2026\n																\n								Virtual Event\n																			\n				\n				\n					The Business of Alt Protein: Messaging to drive consumer adoption of plant-based foods\n				\n				\n							\n				Join CEO of People for Better Food\, Emilie Fitch\, and GFI’s Associate Director of Market Insights\, Jody Kirchner\, to explore… \n\n			\n								\n										\n								\n		\n										\n						\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													April 14\, 2026\n																\n								Virtual Event\n																			\n				\n				\n					Academic Research Challenge information session\n				\n				\n							\n				Join an information session to learn more about the challenge topics and application requirements! \n\n			\n								\n										\n								\n		\n										\n						\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													April 14\, 2026\n																\n								Virtual Event\n																			\n				\n				\n					Building Your Alt Protein Career: Gastronomic science\n				\n				\n							\n				Join us to learn how gastronomic science can be translated into high-impact food solutions. \n\n			\n								\n										\n								\n		\n										\n						\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													April 14\, 2026\n																\n								Virtual Event\n																			\n				\n				\n					Academic Research Challenge information session\n				\n				\n							\n				Join an information session to learn more about the challenge topics and application requirements! \n\n			\n								\n										\n								\n		\n										\n						\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													April 16\, 2026\n																\n								Virtual Event\n																			\n				\n				\n					The Business of Alt Protein: Consumer taste preferences in dairy-free products\n				\n				\n							\n				Join GFI for our next Business of Alt Protein webinar as we unveil insights from NECTAR’s new Taste of the Industry… \n\n			\n								\n										\n								\n		\n									\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													April 20\, 2026\n																\n								Virtual Event\n																			\n				\n				\n					Animal-Free Meat: The Next Agricultural Revolution\n				\n				\n							\n				Come learn how science\, policy\, and industry can work together to satisfy the world’s soaring demand for meat\, no animals… \n\n			\n								\n										\n								\n		\n									\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													April 21\, 2026\n											Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\n																	\n				\n				\n					The Climate Challenge & Protein Diversification for the Global South\n				\n				\n							\n				Food systems sit at the center of the climate challenge. This DC Climate Week session brings together development finance leaders\,…
URL:https://gfi.org/event/2026-midwest-climate-summit-campuses-as-climate-engines-cutting-carbon-and-building-resilience/
LOCATION:Case Western Reserve University\, 10900 Euclid Ave\, Cleveland\, Ohio\, United States
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