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We provide free education through resources, curriculums and events to mobilize climate-impacted communities to participate in the movement to revolutionize the energy system.
Our community resources are made available to create transparency around our co-learning to revolutionize the energy system through justice, equity, belonging, diversity, access and inclusion.
We are grateful for the researchers who have led research and innovation for justice in climate-impacted communities. Racism and climate change have the same roots. For this reason and countless more, it’s impossible to address the climate crisis without addressing racism. Join us in reading foundational research into energy, environmental and racial justice below.
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Energy Burden
Energy bills are 3x higher in climate-impacted communities.
Energy Democracy
A movement to decentralize the energy system by centering communities.
Energy Equity
The empirical and qualitative measurement of access to the energy system to prioritize the inclusion of climate-impacted communities.
Energy Justice
Achieving just social and economic participation in the energy system, while remediating social, economic, and health burdens in climate-impacted communities.
Environmental Justice
A set of social, economic, and environmental principles established at the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit.
Housing Justice
A vision of quality, safe, and affordable housing combined with social programs to address houseless experiences to ensure everyone has a home, regardless of race, income, or citizenship status.
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Justice in 100 Scorecard
The Justice in 100 Scorecard is a rubric for evaluating 100% of laws passed by states and territories. The Initiative for Energy Justice (IEJ) was founded in 2018 by three lawyers of color entrenched in the debates concerning the nation’s transition away from fossil fuels and an extractive economy towards an equitable and renewable energy future.
Racial Justice Toolkit
As police brutality and racial violence persist in the US, many seek ways to advocate for civil rights. This guide offers resources for learning and getting involved in the fight against systemic racism.
The Energy Gang
"The Energy Gang" is a podcast that covers the intersection of clean energy, politics, and finance through interviews and discussions with industry experts and thought leaders.
Extractive Energy All Around Us
The Energy Justice Network is mapping all of the existing proposed, closed and defeated dirty energy and waste facilities in the United States. Their work is building a network of community groups to fight the facilities and the corporations behind these extractive energy projects.
Black Women Changemakers in Energy
In this episode of People Powered, Secretary Granholm was joined by entrepreneurs and innovators who are part of a long legacy of Black women making incredible impact on our nation and on the future of clean energy.
Out of Gas: In With Justice
In 2021, WE ACT for Environmental Justice launched a pilot program called Out of Gas, In with Justice to demonstrate the feasibility and benefits of transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy in affordable housing.
