Curious about building decarbonization? Want to see what an equitable, coalition-led method of organizing looks like? Join our monthly Midwest BDC Orientation meeting. Attending this orientation is the first step in getting more deeply involved with the Coalition and becoming a member – we hope to see you there!

Expect to meet some of our staff, learn about our working groups, meeting schedules, membership, and how you can plug in with our work.

Curious about building decarbonization? Want to see what an equitable, coalition-led method of organizing looks like? Join our monthly Midwest BDC Orientation meeting. Attending this orientation is the first step in getting more deeply involved with the Coalition and becoming a member – we hope to see you there!

Expect to meet some of our staff, learn about our working groups, meeting schedules, membership, and how you can plug in with our work.

Curious about building decarbonization? Want to see what an equitable, coalition-led method of organizing looks like? Join our monthly Midwest BDC Orientation meeting. Attending this orientation is the first step in getting more deeply involved with the Coalition and becoming a member – we hope to see you there!

Expect to meet some of our staff, learn about our working groups, meeting schedules, membership, and how you can plug in with our work.

Curious about building decarbonization? Want to see what an equitable, coalition-led method of organizing looks like? Join our monthly Midwest BDC Orientation meeting. Attending this orientation is the first step in getting more deeply involved with the Coalition and becoming a member – we hope to see you there!

Expect to meet some of our staff, learn about our working groups, meeting schedules, membership, and how you can plug in with our work.

Curious about building decarbonization? Want to see what an equitable, coalition-led method of organizing looks like? Join our monthly Midwest Orientation meeting. Attending this orientation is the first step in getting more deeply involved with the Coalition and becoming a member – we hope to see you there!

Expect to meet some of our staff, learn about our working groups, meeting schedules, membership, and how you can plug in with our work.

Curious about building decarbonization? Want to see what an equitable, coalition-led method of organizing looks like? Join our monthly Midwest Orientation meeting. Attending this orientation is the first step in getting more deeply involved with the Coalition and becoming a member – we hope to see you there!

Expect to meet some of our staff, learn about our working groups, meeting schedules, membership, and how you can plug in with our work.

How is decarbonization different from efficiency? Why are Midwestern buildings so important? What’s all this about electrification? Join Jacob Serfling, Midwest BDC's Director of Building Decarbonization Policy and Projects, for this overview of Building Decarbonization, and why it’s so critical to do well and to do equitably.

Curious about building decarbonization? Want to see what an equitable, coalition-led method of organizing looks like? Join our monthly Midwest Orientation meeting. Attending this orientation is the first step in getting more deeply involved with the Coalition and becoming a member – we hope to see you there!

Expect to meet some of our staff, learn about our working groups, meeting schedules, membership, and how you can plug in with our work.

To different degrees, every community is feeling and witnessing the negative impacts of climate change. Whether the chronic stress of living near a polluting facility, the acute stress and trauma of navigating adverse weather events or man-made disasters, or the secondary trauma of witnessing catastrophes through the media, everyone's mental health is negatively impacted by climate injustices. How do we talk about and give language to these experiences? What are the benefits if we do - or the costs if we don't - talk about mental health and climate change? In this session, we'll explore these questions as we start with what we know about climate distress and psychology to what actions and practices we can take to care for ourselves and our communities. 

Bailey Fullwiler (She/Her/Hers) is a Regional Organizer for The Climate Reality Project, supporting local petrochemical campaign work in her home state of Ohio. Bailey has a background in social work and supporting communities in the mental health impacts of climate injustice and environmental trauma. In her consulting, Bailey researches ecological grief and partners with environmental groups throughout the Midwest to tend to trauma and build resilience in the climate movement. Outside of her roles, Bailey is a trauma-informed yoga instructor who teaches with the nonprofit Queer Behavior and in local halfway houses. 

Join Emma Hines (RMI), our Midwest BDC Health Working Group Leader, for this training webinar. We’ll cover the health and air quality risks of burning fossil fuels in our buildings, and the benefits of decarbonizing. In particular, Emma will do a deeper dive into gas stoves and kitchen electrification.

This will be a great training for folks interested in using health messaging in decarbonization efforts across the Midwest.

Curious about building decarbonization? Want to see what an equitable, coalition-led method of organizing looks like? Join our monthly Midwest Orientation meeting. Attending this orientation is the first step in getting more deeply involved with the Coalition and becoming a member – we hope to see you there!

Expect to meet some of our staff, learn about our working groups, meeting schedules, membership, and how you can plug in with our work.

Join Marnese Jackson of the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition for a training webinar on the principles of energy and utility justice! Marnese will lay out the history of these movements, their real-life impact, and how we can successfully engage and get involved as advocates.

This will be a great training for folks interested in holding utilities accountable, energy democracy, and social, economic, and racial justice movements.

Curious about building decarbonization? Want to see what an equitable, coalition-led method of organizing looks like? Join our monthly Midwest Orientation meeting. Attending this orientation is the first step in getting more deeply involved with the Coalition and becoming a member – we hope to see you there!

Expect to meet some of our staff, learn about our working groups, meeting schedules, membership, and how you can plug in with our work.

Join Jacob Serfling of the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition for this training. At "Building Decarbonization 101," Jacob explains what decarbonization is, why it's important, and why our coalition focuses on Midwestern buildings.

In this "102" training, he takes participants on a deeper dive into just how we can achieve our decarbonization goals, and why it's so important to honor principles of equity and justice along the way.

Know before you go!

The Inflation Reduction Act's Home Energy Rebate Programs include 8.8 billion dollars for energy efficiency rebates. States have until January 2025 to apply for funding from the national Department of Energy, and states are required to hold public input hearings to inform their applications.

This interactive workshop will prepare you to attend these public input hearings and advocate for accessible and equitable rebate programs. We will be walking through how to craft your input, confidently relay your message, and what you can expect at the hearing.

Ahead of the training, print out our talking points document. We will be taking notes so that once it's time for you to attend the public hearing, you'll be prepared, confident, and ready to go!