Webinars
Webinar: from Framework to Action: Using the Affordability policy library in state Campaigns
Just Solutions’ Energy Affordability Policy Library is a centralized, searchable hub that helps communities to more quickly assess, compare, and advance state and local energy affordability policy concepts, including both electricity and methane gas. Building on our Pathways for Action Framework, the Library goes deeper into dozens of concrete policy solutions, from direct relief for households to strategies…
Webinar: The Carbon Capture Boom in the Gulf South
Just Solutions held a 75-minute, in-depth webinar exploring the rapidly evolving Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) buildout in the Gulf South. With enhanced 45Q tax credits worth potentially hundreds of billions in federal dollars as the financing linchpin, a surge in carbon capture projects threatens to further expand and entrench the harmful footprint of…
Webinar: Leading with Race in Climate Solutions: Making Sense of the Chaos & Charting Our Course
Climate justice is racial justice. The chaos of the federal administration has many people scrambling to understand what’s happening, and what it means for leading with race in climate work. Longtime environmental justice leaders Jacqui Patterson (Founder and Executive Director at The Chisholm Legacy Project) and Dorcas Gilmore, Esq. (co-founder of Gilmore Khandhar, LLC) unpacked…
Webinar: Understanding the Environmental Justice Impacts of Transmission Buildout
Expanding the electric grid has real and lasting impacts on communities, shaping everything from affordability and public health to electricity reliability, land use, and climate outcomes. Yet for many, transmission planning remains complex and unfamiliar. This webinar examines the equity and justice implications of transmission buildout. Leading experts break down what transmission is, how projects…
Webinar: Implications of Executive Orders on Climate Disaster Response in Frontline Communities
Recent actions in the federal administration threaten to undermine the federal government’s capacity to provide disaster relief and recovery coordination, aid, and services through agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. These actions could have disproportionate impacts on frontline communities across the nation. In this webinar, community…
Webinar: Modernizing Energy Codes for a Resilient Future
This webinar explores how requiring updated energy codes for federally backed mortgages can drive resilience and energy equity. We discussed critical actions that can be taken to strengthen climate resilience, reduce energy costs, and promote equitable access to energy-efficient housing. This session highlights the policy and equity implications of energy code updates, how they intersect…
Webinar: Current & Future Impact of FEMA & Equitable Disaster Recovery in Frontline Communities
This event demonstrated the impacts the FEMA IA Equity Rule has had on the ground for increasing access to disaster aid for frontline communities. We showed evidence-based research illustrating pre and post-IA Equity Rule and changes on disaster aid allocations. We also held an interactive discussion on the future of FEMA and disaster and mitigation…
Webinar: Defending and Advancing Climate Justice Policies
This event provided a detailed overview of our forthcoming report, “Defending & Advancing Climate Justice Policies”. We reviewed key federal and state policy recommendations, focusing on transformative opportunities to defend against climate injustice, repair historical inequities, and advance bold, equitable solutions for a just future. We also explored the collective strategies and partnerships needed to…
Webinar: Connecting the Dots: Ammonia, Hydrogen, and Environmental Justice
Ammonia plays a key role in the development of several technology-based environmental “solutions”, including Hydrogen Hubs and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). This webinar explores the historical context of ammonia, its present-day applications, and its significant implications for achieving environmental justice goals. Attendees gained a comprehensive understanding of how ammonia intersects with hydrogen production and…
Webinar: Leveraging State Law to Address Local Pollution Burden
In this webinar we explored how pollution burdens disproportionately impact frontline communities and the innovative state-level policy solutions that are making a way forward. This event delved into the structural limitations of federal laws, like the Clean Air Act, to protect communities from harmful pollution emissions. We explored how advocates are shifting their focus to…
