Time Magazine
Summary
As of November 2024, 145 countries have announced or are considering net-zero emissions targets, covering nearly 90% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but they are subject to changes in leadership and priorities. Neighborhoods, on the other hand, can persevere through changing political tides and experiment with novel approaches to lowering emissions. So far 22 cities have joined the global carbon-neutral cities alliance.
Derrick Miller, executive director of Community Action Network which manages the Bryant Community Center, saw these obstacles as an opportunity. In 2020, when the city of Ann Arbor announced it wanted to achieve carbon neutrality by the end of the decade, Miller offered Bryant as a starting point. “We landed on the Bryant neighborhood not because it would have been easy but because it would be difficult and complex. We wanted experiences that would be transferable to other communities,” he says.
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