#ACLA26
Thank you and congratulations to our Winner CU Diploma in Climate Medicine! Kudos to our #ACLA26 finalists, Youth Winner Youth Eco Sports Scorecard, Runner-Up U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action, and Honors Award Recipient Bill McKibben! And thanks for watching today’s award ceremony in support!
April 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to #ACLA26 Winner, CU Diploma in Climate Medicine 🎉

CU Diploma in Climate Medicine launched the Diploma in Climate Medicine, a first-of-its-kind, scalable education program preparing health professionals to lead on climate and health. Watch Now: youtu.be/zdF0SDmn1xE
April 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"It’s people like those (the steady, determined work of leaders, communities, congregations, and classrooms) people who have decided that caring for the world is a big part of caring for each other." - Bill McKibben at #ACLA26. Watch Now: youtu.be/zdF0SDmn1xE
April 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
“Bill McKibben woke us up with his groundbreaking book, The End of Nature. Every day since then, he’s been leading the climate movement with courage, clarity, and persistence.” - Bob Perkowitz at #ACLA26. Watch Now: youtu.be/zdF0SDmn1xE
April 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
@ecoamerica.bsky.social President Bob Perkowitz has announced Bill McKibben as the recipient of the American Climate Leadership Honors Award for 2026. Watch #ACLA26: youtu.be/zdF0SDmn1xE
April 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
#ACLA26 Youth Category Winner announced! Congratulations, Youth Eco Sports Scorecard (YESS) 🎉

YESS measures the environmental footprint and climate readiness of youth sports teams, empowering them to embed practical climate action into everyday sports culture. Watch Now: youtu.be/zdF0SDmn1xE
April 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
#ACLA26 Runner-Up announced! Congratulations, U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action (USFRA) 🎉

USFRA is a farmer-led coalition representing 700,000 farmers and leading companies, advancing practical solutions for food security, rural vitality, and climate progress. Watch Now: youtu.be/zdF0SDmn1xE
April 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Watch #ACLA26 LIVE: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

@ecoamerica.bsky.social’s Executive Director, Meighen Speiser, and President, Bob Perkowitz, are discussing ecoAmerica’s work to make climate action accessible with guides, resources, and FREE Climate Ambassador Training programs.
April 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
#ACLA26 Youth Finalist Zero Hour Arkansas is a youth-led climate justice initiative that builds grassroots organizing, creative civic engagement, and narrative power to develop Southern youth as local-to-national climate leaders in a fossil-fuel-dependent state: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
#ACLA26 Youth Finalist Pareena Gupta’s nonprofit, The Sustainability Lens, translates complex climate science into accessible media and community-driven initiatives that empower young people and local communities to move from climate anxiety to constructive action: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
#ACLA26 Youth Finalist Youth Eco Sports Scorecard (YESS) is a patent-pending digital tool that measures and gamifies the environmental footprint and climate readiness of youth sports teams: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:19 PM
#ACLA26 Youth Finalist Monarchs Matter is a youth-led nonprofit based in Long Island, NY that empowers communities to address biodiversity loss and climate change through hands-on education and conservation initiatives centered on protecting monarch butterflies: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
#ACLA26 Youth Finalist Madhvi4EcoEthics, through the youth-led EcoSTEAMNinjas program, empowers young people worldwide with free, hands-on climate education to become informed and action-driven environmental leaders: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
#ACLA26 Youth Finalist JustME for JustUS empowers rural Maine’s frontline climate justice communities by hiring and supporting youth organizers (ages 15–30) to lead civic engagement projects that directly reflect their communities’ needs and priorities: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
#ACLA26 Youth Finalist JustME for JustUS empowers rural Maine’s frontline climate justice communities by hiring and supporting youth organizers (ages 15–30) to lead civic engagement projects that directly reflect their communities’ needs and priorities: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
#ACLA26 Youth Finalist Good Energy Collaborative’s Bi-City Youth Council is a youth-led environmental justice initiative that empowers young people in Chester and Philadelphia to lead community organizing rooted in their own neighborhoods: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
#ACLA26 Youth Finalist Black Girl Environmentalist advances climate leadership equity through their climate internship program creating paid, high-touch pathways for Black women, girls, and gender-expansive people to enter and thrive in environmental careers: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
#ACLA26 Youth Finalist Arizona Youth Climate Coalition mobilizes youth leaders to advance bold, student-driven climate solutions including pushing the Tucson Unified School District toward net-zero emissions by 2040: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Introducing the Youth finalists of #ACLA26! Want to learn more about how they engage in climate action? Tune in as they all introduce themselves: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The #ACLA26 broadcast is LIVE NOW with last year’s Youth Winner, Alexia Leclercq, Co-Founder of Start: Empowerment. Watch LIVE: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
#ACLA26 Finalist Youth Climate Institute (a program of the Howard County Conservancy) builds the next generation of climate leaders through educating and certifying high school students: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
#ACLA26 Finalist Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG) is a statewide advocacy group focusing on climate and energy initiatives, including holding large polluters accountable: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
#ACLA26 Finalist U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action (USFRA) is a farmer-led coalition representing 700,000 farmers and leading companies, advancing practical solutions for food security, rural vitality, and climate progress: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
#ACLA26 Finalist Run on Climate Education Fund empowers leaders in cities across the U.S. to eliminate fossil fuel use and pollution: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
#ACLA26 Finalist Piedmont Environmental Alliance’s Green Business Network helps businesses and nonprofits in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad achieve their sustainability and climate goals: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM