2025 Climate Action Hero Award Winners
Tom Skilling Lifetime Achievement Award
Jacky Grimshaw
Government - Civic Leadership
Edith Makra
Authentic Advocate
Erika Allen
Education
Brenda Palms
Green Tech
Advanced Architectural Products
Environmental Justice Impact
Hazel M. Johnson
Business
Greenline Homes
Legislative Champion/Government
Representative Ann M. Williams
Best in the Midwest
The City of Ann Arbor’s Office of Sustainability & Innovations
Arts & Entertainment
The EcoVoice Project
Government - Municipality
The City of Evanston
2024 Climate Action Hero Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement Award
Tom Skilling | The Scientific Basis for Global Warming
Environmental Justice Impact
Gina Ramirez | Building the Foundation of Environmental Justice
Authentic Advocate
Uptown Carbon Free Building Collaborative | Self-Organized Decarb Cohort
Education
Loyola University Chicago | Training Climate Leaders
Green Tech
SANCO 2 | Solving the Problem of Refrigerants
Environmental Justice Impact
Elevate | Decarbonizing Diverse Communities
Business
AJ Patton - 548 Capital | Mainstreaming PHIUS, All-Electric
Legislative Champion/Government
Oak Park Climate Action Network/Village of Oak Park | The Power of Nested Advocates to Support Government