The A2 Zero Carbon Neutrality Plan

On November 4, 2019, the Ann Arbor City Council unanimously passed a resolution which formally declared a “climate emergency,” and set 2030 as an “ambitious and achievable” carbon neutrality target.  To follow up, City staff developed a carbon neutrality plan with the assistance of dozens of technical advisors, the input from hundreds of community partners and the support of expert consultants. 

The plan calls for:

  • powering our electrical grid with 100% clean and renewable energy;
  • reducing the miles we travel in our vehicles by at least 50%;
  • switching our appliances and vehicles from gasoline, diesel, propane, and natural gas to electric;
  • significantly improving the energy efficiency in our homes, businesses, schools, places of worship, and recreational sites;
  • significantly changing the way we use, reuse, and dispose of materials; 
  • enhancing the resilience of our people and place.

Arbor Bike

ArborBike, a community bike share program, successfully launched in the summer of 2014 with 14 stations and 125 bikes. The bike share program enables residents to make sort trips around town by bike instead of by car.  
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PACE

Ann Arbor launched the first PACE program in the state of Michigan, and in its first round, loaned over $500,000 to local property owners to increase energy efficiency in their buildings. Kerrytown Market & Shops, Big Boy Restaurant, Arrowwood Hills Cooperative, and the downtown Goodyear Building participated in the first round.
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