Climate Justice Archives - Page 5 of 13 - Institute for Policy Studies

The U.S. Military Is a Major Polluter, but ‘Greening’ the Military Is Not the Solution

Instead of greenwashing the military, let’s close unneeded domestic and overseas bases, end all U.S. wars, and cut weapons manufacturing.

public transit worker driving a bus during the coronavirus

Congress: Public Transit Is Essential. It Needs Emergency Funding Now.

The IPS Climate Policy Program is joining over 70 other organizations to call for increased federal funding for public transit.

Congress: Put Workers and Communities First, Not Corporate Polluters

Basav Sen

The IPS Climate Policy Program and 339 other organizations are calling on Congress to support ordinary people through this crisis, not the fossil fuel industry.

Report: No Warming, No War

Lindsay Koshgarian, Lorah Steichen

In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care.

VP Mike Pence at a White House press briefing

COVID-19 ‘Shock Doctrine’ Has Begun

Basav Sen

We need a collective response to the coronavirus crisis to bring out the best of humanity.

Cruel Immigration Policies Make the Pandemic Worse

Basav Sen

Warehousing people in unsanitary conditions and then deporting them to poor countries is a recipe for contagion.

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Don’t Use Coronavirus to Bail out Oil and Gas Companies

Basav Sen

The fossil-fuel industry’s problems were self-inflicted, and it’s barreling us toward the next crisis.

Five Ways Using Stimulus Funds for Energy Efficiency Would Reduce Inequality and Protect the Planet

Basav Sen

Any economic stimulus package must include an initiative to retrofit homes and public buildings for low-income communities and communities of color.

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If You Think Coronavirus Profiteering Is Bad, Wait Till the Climate Heats Up

Josue De Luna Navarro

From coronavirus testing to treating health impacts of climate change, universal healthcare and publicly owned production of medicine are key to adaptation.