Our October 17 webinar, “Environmental Justice in State and Local Climate Planning,” provided insights for the policymakers and advocates engaging in comprehensive climate planning across the country, many funded by the U.S. EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program.
We started the webinar with a brief presentation on our new report, Environmental Justice in State Climate Planning: Learning from California. Drawing from our in-depth analysis of California’s multi-year public process to craft its 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality, we highlighted our recommendations on how best to integrate environmental justice principles into ongoing state and local planning efforts.
Following the report presentation, guests who participated in California’s planning process and a representative from EPA discussed how California’s experience can improve future climate planning efforts in the state and elsewhere, particularly when it comes to meaningfully prioritizing frontline communities.
Our speakers
Chanell Fletcher, Deputy Executive Officer of Equity, Communities & Environmental Justice, California Air Resources Board
Dr. Catherine Garoupa, Executive Director, Central Valley Air Quality Coalition, and Co-Chair, CARB Environmental Justice Advisory Committee for the 2022 Scoping Plan
Jennifer Brown, Special Advisor for Implementation, Community and Tribal Programs Group, U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Catalina Gonzalez, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Progressive Reform (report co-author)
Alice Kaswan, Professor of Law, University of San Francisco School of Law, and Member Scholar, Center for Progressive Reform (report co-author)
Download the webinar slide deck
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