New Findings: Community-Focused Climate Solutions Deliver Major Benefits for Residents & the Planet
PR Newswire
Frontline climate groups – especially those led by women and people of color – are securing climate policy wins and developing clean energy projects that have the potential to dramatically reduce carbon emissions and benefit millions of people, according to new analyses from The Solutions Project (TSP) and external research partners.
Recorded successes of TSP grantees as part of coalitions include:
$20 million for a local drainage program designed to protect residents from industrial waste exposure during storm events and reduce the threat of mosquito borne-illness
A statewide ban on natural gas in all new New York buildings
The Biden-Harris administration's Justice40 Initiative, which was inspired by New York's 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
"For the first time, we have hard data that shows how successful frontline climate leaders have been in advancing climate justice and a Just Transition to clean energy," said Marcus Littles, Founder and Senior Partner at Frontline Solutions. "In recent years, forward-thinking funders and philanthropists have infused historic levels of funding into a growing network of community-based climate justice organizations. Now, the results are in. When frontline leaders are adequately supported and funded, they deliver significant results – both for the planet and the communities they serve. These findings are especially timely, as the Biden-Harris administration makes unprecedented investments in climate and environmental justice through the Justice40 Initiative."