We must address racial inequality and injustice before we can meet the challenge of climate change

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) asserts that climate change cannot be effectively addressed without first tackling systemic inequality and injustice. The organization emphasizes that the costs of climate action must not fall unfairly on marginalized groups, and the benefits of a clean energy economy must be shared broadly. EESI highlights its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through initiatives such as supporting on-bill financing for low-income rural families and focusing on the resilience of marginalized coastal communities affected by pollution and environmental disasters.

• An equitable and just transition to a decarbonized, clean energy economy requires the representation of marginalized voices to ensure that the costs of climate action are not borne unfairly by the disadvantaged and that benefits are not limited to the well-off.
• EESI implements its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by working with utilities on on-bill financing for low-income rural families and conducting Congressional briefings on resilient coastal communities, particularly marginalized neighborhoods suffering from air pollution, unsafe water, and environmental disasters.

APA

Bresette, D. (2020). We must address racial inequality and injustice before we can meet the challenge of climate change. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/we-must-address-racial-inequality-and-injustice-before-we-can-meet-the-challenge-of-climate-change

Chicago

Bresette, Daniel. We must address racial inequality and injustice before we can meet the challenge of climate change. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2020. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/we-must-address-racial-inequality-and-injustice-before-we-can-meet-the-challenge-of-climate-change.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{bresette2020must, author = {Bresette, Daniel}, title = {{We must address racial inequality and injustice before we can meet the challenge of climate change}}, publisher = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/we-must-address-racial-inequality-and-injustice-before-we-can-meet-the-challenge-of-climate-change}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }