Upon acceptance into the program, A2ZERO Ambassadors pledge to attend and engage in all 12 training sessions and commit to upholding the values of A2ZERO and the Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI).
A2ZERO Ambassadors
Interested in being involved in local climate and sustainability action?
If you answered yes, the A2ZERO Ambassador program may be for you!
A2ZERO Ambassadors play a vital role in achieving community-wide carbon neutrality by 2030. No prior experience is necessary to join, and all Ann Arbor community members are invited to apply.
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What is the A2ZERO Ambassador Program?
The A2ZERO Ambassador Program is a 12-session training program that hosts community members to explore pathways for advancing local sustainability initiatives, resilience, and carbon neutrality in Ann Arbor. Sessions are held weekly on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT and include in-person and hybrid components.
Why become an A2ZERO Ambassador?
Ambassadors will gain increased knowledge, tools, and resources to discuss sustainability and learn about specific actions they and their communities can take to advance carbon neutrality. No previous experience is required, and all interested in sustainability are encouraged to apply.
During their training, A2ZERO Ambassadors learn about topics such as:
- Principles of equity and environmental justice
- Community sustainability, climate change, and climate action
- Energy principles, beneficial electrification, and renewable energy
- Water efficiency, water quality, stormwater, and our watershed
- Transportation and our choices about moving around our community
- How to get to a circular economy through waste reduction, composting, recycling, sustainable purchasing, and material reuse
- Sustainable Food: how to grow it, eat it, and find it
- Personal and community resilience
- What Ambassadors can do to advance carbon neutrality
A2ZERO Ambassadors distributing trees at a 10,000 trees event
A2ZERO Ambassadors celebrating finishing their Ambassador training
How can I get involved?
Join our 8th Cohort of A2ZERO Ambassadors!
Applications for our next cohort of A2ZERO Ambassadors are now OPEN. Applications for the A2ZERO Ambassador program will be open until Wednesday, February 11th, 2026.
Click here to apply to our next A2ZERO Ambassador Cohort. The application is estimated to take 20-30 minutes to complete. Training dates for the next A2ZERO Ambassador Cohort are listed below:
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Expectations of Ambassadors
