Climate Equity

Climate change is a threat to all yet its impacts are not felt equally by all. Climate change solutions can and must address racial and economic inequity/inequality.

Demos is committed to realizing visionary climate policy by supporting grassroots environmental and climate justice organizations and centering the voices and experiences of front-line communities.

The Latest on Climate Equity

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Policy Briefs

July 22, 2020

Frontlines Climate Justice Executive Action Platform

This platform proposes a set of actions the executive branch can take to equitably address the climate crisis without new legislation, major new appropriations, or other Congressional authority.

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Amidst Multiple Storms of Injustice and the 15th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Fight for Climate Justice Continues

Gulf Coast communities face the same environmental and racial injustices they faced during Hurricane Katrina—except now with the overlapping crises of COVID-19, economic collapse, and uprisings for Black Lives. Policy change must undo this injustice.

Blog

August 28, 2020

Lesley Williams

Adrien Salazar

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Fifty Years After Earth Day, Coronavirus, Climate Injustice, and Inequality Collide

The COVID-19 pandemic is an environmental justice crisis—it has exposed inequalities that have persisted in places across the country with decades of pollution.

Blog

April 22, 2020

Adrien Salazar

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Why Any Legitimate Climate Change Policy Must Have Racial Justice at Its Core

The future of our planet demands that we recognize our historic inequities and prioritize those who have been most impacted by climate change throughout history.

Blog

September 18, 2019

Trisha Hahn

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