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In order to avert a climate catastrophe, we must transition away from fossil fuels to a clean energy economy. On both a domestic and a global level, climate change hurts poor people and communities of color first and worst, so we seek solutions that center economic and racial justice as critical components of addressing climate change.

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How the U.S. Transportation System Fuels Inequality

Basav Sen

Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.

From the Climate Crisis to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Our Militarized Budget Fuels Injustice

Samantha Garcia

Changing our budget priorities is key to repairing these harms.

Invest in Climate Solutions Now or Pay the Price for Inaction Later

Lorah Steichen

We will pay for climate change one way or the another. We can invest in a reparative, life-affirming future now, or we can pay the growing costs of inaction.

The “Selling” of Degrowth

John Feffer

Can those who advocate hitting the brakes on economic growth get their message across before it’s too late?

Pamela Garrison, a member of the Poor People’s Campaign West Virginia chapter, addresses the crowd

Congress Approved $778 Billion for the Pentagon. That Means We Can Afford Build Back Better.

Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharris, Lindsay Koshgarian

Some senators say Biden’s social and climate bill costs too much, but comparing it to the military spending plan they just passed suggests otherwise.

plane flying over office buildings in Arlington, Virginia

Fact Sheet: A Moral Budget Versus a War Budget

Build Back Better and the National Defense Authorization Act represent diametrically opposed views of how to address the challenges of our time: a moral budget vs a war budget. Congress: Which side are you on?

New Mexico’s Case for Public Ownership of its Clean Energy Infrastructure

Josue De Luna Navarro

Any energy transition that doesn’t guarantee a pathway to public ownership perpetuates inequality and wealth extraction from New Mexicans .

The Institute for Policy Studies and the Center for Civic Policy Release a Groundbreaking New Report: “People-Powered: The Case for Renewable Energy Democracy in New Mexico”

Olivia Alperstein

“For far too long, we have been told to not dream big and to conform to the status quo. This report offers an example of a prosperous and just future for all New Mexicans if we dream big and change the system to work for us and not big energy corporations,” said lead author Josue De Luna Navarro.

Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Africa

Emira Woods

IPS Associate Fellow Emira Woods joins CNN International to discuss the impact of fossil fuel extraction, especially on the frontline communities in Africa currently suffering from the effects an oil spill in southern Nigeria.