Angel Bautista
Addressing road user charges and pricing mechanisms in pursuit of an equitable, clean energy future
“The Road to Equity: Concerns and Analysis of RUC Pricing Mechanisms” Policy Brief: Completed for community-based advocates, in partnership with state environmental justice organizations. You can view and download the full brief here. In “The Road to Equity: Concerns and Analysis of RUC Pricing Mechanisms,” a new publication from Just Solutions Collective, we address road user charges…
ANALYSIS OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), lauded as the biggest climate change legislation in the history of the United States, passed the U.S. Senate on August 7, 2022 and was signed into law by President Biden on August 16. Just Solutions completed a detailed analysis of the environmental justice provisions in the IRA including beneficial investments,…
West Virginia v. EPA: What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for Environmental Justice
On June 30, the last day of its 2022 term, the United States Supreme Court released its much-anticipated decision in West Virginia v. EPA, the high-profile federal climate change case. West Virginia was the finale of an extraordinary term marked by momentous decisions overturning longstanding precedents and state laws on tribal sovereignty, abortion, and the…
Carbon Capture and Storage: More harm than good? Part 1
Air Carbon Capture Storage: Not the Answer to Keeping the Lid on at 1.5 degrees Celsius – Part 1 As we live the reality of climate disruption and weather extremes, the widely accepted goal is that the average global temperature rise must be limited to 1.5oC to avoid catastrophe. The analysis of the Intergovernmental Panel…
Energy Burden’s Impact on Households, Health, and the Environment | Blog Series Part 1/3
The Just Solution Collective presents, “Energy Burden and the Clean Energy Transition”, a three-part blog series that addresses energy burden reduction as an important part of the clean energy transition for environmental justice and climate justice. Through this blog series, we will highlight key elements from our latest report and spotlight justice-centered policy & program solutions to…
Climate and Environmental Justice and the Infrastructure Bill
Yesterday, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”), marking a major achievement for both the Biden Administration and the usually-gridlocked Congress. The IIJA makes critical investments in the country’s infrastructure, including an unprecedented $47 billion for climate resilience. The bipartisan bill also makes major investments in upgrading our energy systems, from installing electric…
