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

Policy Briefs

April 15, 2019

Lew Daly

Priya Mulgaonkar

Justicia Climática

How the Climate & Community Protection Act will Increase Resiliency for New York’s Latinx Communities

Blurred cars crossing New York City bridge at night

The Climate and Community Protection Act Is One of the Nation's Boldest Climate Bills

The CCPA is a climate bill, a racial justice bill, a public health bill, and an economic development bill. We need it to be all of these things.

Testimony and Public Comment

May 17, 2019

Adrien Salazar

It’s Time to Get Big Money Out of the Climate Change Fight

If we want to pass climate policies that could actually help reverse the climate crisis, then we also need to fix our democratic system that gives too much power to wealthy donors and big polluters.

In the media

April 9, 2019

Adrien Salazar

Bill Lipton