Climate and Environment Council

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The Climate and Environment Council (CEC) is a collaborative, action-oriented committee that guides the implementation of the Kansas City Regional Climate Action Plan. This committee is jointly supported by MARC and Climate Action KC.

Meeting Archive

Document Name Publication Date
May 2025 Climate and Environment Council Meeting Summary Mon, Jul 28 2025
June 2025 Climate Environment Council Meeting Summary Fri, Jul 25 2025
April 2025 Climate Environment Council Meeting Summary Mon, Jul 21 2025
February 2025 Climate Environment Council Meeting Summary Fri, Jul 18 2025
November 2024 Climate and Environment Council Meeting Agenda.pdf Fri, Nov 15 2024

Core functions

To move the implementation of the Kansas City Regional Climate Action Plan forward, the CEC will set a broad agenda on climate resilience and sustainability. The council’s work will focus on the following core functions to carry out this purpose.

  • Strategy: Develop near-term regional climate action work plans.
  • Coordination: Prioritize, support and coordinate specific policy, technical and action plans among various organizations and committees.
  • Alignment: Align planning and existing initiatives with funding opportunities.
  • Tracking: Develop and track metrics that measure progress toward climate resilience and sustainability goals.
  • Action: Conceptualize and bring energy to new initiatives and capacities.

Environment

Climate and Environment Council seeks new members for…

December 19, 2024

Collection of local leaders discuss topic in roundtable setting at MARC office
Committee Documents
Climate and Environment Council rules and guiding principles
Publication Date

Climate Environment Council members

  • Jensen Adams, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Briana Anderson, Scraps KC/MCC
  • Drew Arrand, Metropolitan Energy Center
  • Tamara Barnes, A Loving Space Foundation
  • Gayle Bergman, Overland Park, Kansas
  • Elizabeth Danforth, Evergy
  • Antwan Daniels, Liberty University/Metropolitan Community College
  • Christian Gallindo, Olsson
  • Lemartt Holman, Spire
  • Christina Hoxie, Hoxie Collective
  • Lara Isch, Overland Park, Kansas
  • Jay Jones, MORE2
  • Dana Knapp, ArtsKC
  • Antion Lee, Central Christian Church
  • Lisa Maione, Kansas City Art Institute
  • Alyssa Marcy, Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas
  • Alej Martinez, National Science Foundation
  • Taylor Neff, Missouri Department of Conservation
  • Joseph Nelson, Keystone CoLAB
  • Andrew Ngui, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Luz Ortiz, Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas
  • Stacia Pieroni, Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
  • Emily Randel, Climate Action KC
  • Beth Sarver, Kansas City Public Schools
  • Andy Savastino, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Leslie Scott, Re.Use.Ful
  • Elizabeth Snell, Mid-America Arts Alliance
  • Carl Stafford, My Region Wins!
  • Phaedra Svec, Perkin Williams
  • Josh Thede, BrightTree Studio
  • Mata Townsend, Community member
  • Jackson Ward, Johnson County, Kansas, Health Department
  • Xue Woods, North Kansas City, Missouri