Uplifting Equitable Solutions
Webinar: CCS And What it means for EJ
CCS is often purported as a just environmental solution, aiming to reduce the levels of decades of carbon emissions in the earth’s atmosphere. However, many environmental and climate justice advocates point to the harmful impacts CCS technologies have on our communities. We explored precisely what carbon capture and storage, or CCS, is and how the…
Celebrating Two Years of Equity-Centered Informed Analysis and Research
March 2023 marks Just Solution Collective’s 2nd Anniversary! In celebration, we look back at our research and analysis work as we continue driving community-created equity-centered solutions to the climate crisis. Over the past two years, Just Solutions Collective’s (JSC) Researchers have provided informed analysis and research on the topics of community reinvestment strategies, energy, disaster…
Understanding the Impacts of Hydrogen Hubs on EJ with The Equity Fund
The Department of Energy recently announced $7 billion in funding for hydrogen hubs across the United States. But what are hydrogen hubs and what is their impact on Frontline EJ communities? The Equity Fund and Just Solutions Collective explored the impact of hydrogen hubs and what they mean for the environmental justice movement. This event…
Intro to Green Banks and Public Banks
This webinar provided an introduction to both green and public banks in the United States . We learned about the basics of both types of financing and how they can help fund clean energy and climate work that benefits low-income communities. Featuring: Sylvia Chi, Just SolutionsCharlie Sciammas, PODER Eric Shrago, Connecticut Green Bank
Energy Burden and the Clean Energy Transition
On March 31, 2022, Just Solutions Collective hosted a webinar presentation sharing key findings from the “Energy Burden and the Clean Energy Transition” report and a panel of practitioners and experts in the field. Featured: Primary Author: Zully Juarez, Senior Research and Policy Analyst for Just SolutionsMariel Thuraisingham, Clean Energy Policy Lead for Front and…
New Federal Actions to Lower Electricity Bills for Working Families: Key things to know
This summer, the Biden-Harris Administration announced six new actions to lower electricity bills for working families, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The administration aims to accomplish this by lowering electricity costs and create clean energy jobs, including: At Just Solutions Collective, we believe that addressing energy burden reduction is an important part of the clean…
Historic Environmental Justice Victory: City of Los Angeles is creating a pathway to phase out existing oil and gas wells
Primary Author: Zully Juarez, Senior Research & Policy Analyst I hope that our health isn’t determined by our zip code, race, ethnicity, income, and other identities. I am hoping that one day we can have healthier communities. Wendy Miranda, a community leader with Communities for a Better Environment and Wilmington, CA resident At Just Solutions…
Keeping the Lid On at 1.5°C: Part 2
Point-source carbon capture and sequestration: Also not the answer. In the first blog post of this series, I explored air capture of CO2 and found it unsuitable as a way to address mounting greenhouse gas concentrations due to cost as well as ecological considerations. In this blog, I explore point-source capture – that CO2 capture…
Existing Programs & Policies That Work Well In Addressing Energy Burden| Blog Series Part 3/3
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…
Challenges and Solutions to Addressing the Energy Burden | Blog Series Part 2/3
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…
