ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ann Arbor is asking residents to look over nine carbon offset projects and say which kinds they like best, the next step in the city’s push to become carbon neutral by 2030.
Residents have until Nov. 20 to respond to the questionnaire, which is run by the city sustainability office. The projects range in type, benefit and location around the world, and the city says the answers will shape its overall offset strategy rather than choose a single project. A first survey drew more than 650 responses.
Offsets pay for projects that either pull greenhouse gases out of the air or prevent future emissions somewhere else. Office director Missy Stults has said the city cannot hit its 2030 target without them, and that the full rollout of the A2ZERO climate plan could otherwise be pushed back.
City Council adopted A2ZERO in 2020, and it now covers more than 70 programs. The offset effort is in the second of four phases, with recommendations on what types of offsets to buy expected to reach City Council around the end of 2026 or early 2027.
