Climate Justice Archives - Page 7 of 17 - Institute for Policy Studies

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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We All Need Transit — Whether We Ride It or Not

Samantha Garcia

Without public transit, I couldn’t have gotten my degree. And all of us need it to keep our planet livable.

The Lempa River is a river with a slope to the Pacific Ocean. Its water basin covers three countries- Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador

Water Is Life. Can We Protect It?

John Cavanagh, Robin Broad

Americans will have to fight hard to protect their water from corporate greed. They can learn a lot from El Salvador.

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Cleaner Energy is Coming. The Public Needs to Own It.

Josue De Luna Navarro

A future where the people that consume energy are the primary owners and decision-makers of that energy infrastructure is possible.

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To Win a Green New Deal, Pass the PRO Act

Ashik Siddique, Sydney Ghazarian

The PRO Act would establish a baseline for ensuring that working people can fight for and win transformative climate policies that benefit everyone.

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Painting the World Green

John Feffer

How committed is the Biden administration to reshaping U.S. foreign policy to save the planet?

Rising sea levels threaten lives and livelihoods in populous, low-lying countries like Bangladesh (Shutterstock)

The Pitfalls of a ‘National Security’ Approach to Climate

Lorah Steichen

As we saw in Texas, climate change is a major security risk. But it’s not the kind the military is well equipped to handle.

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Returning to the Paris Agreement Is Just the Beginning

Lorah Steichen

The U.S. is officially back in the Paris Climate Agreement. But Biden must do much, much more than restore the status quo under Obama.

Small Towns And Rural Communities Need Transit, Too

Kayla Soren

Millions of rural Americans don’t have a car. With the pandemic battering transit agencies, they’re being totally isolated.

police at a protest for Black Live Matter

Law Enforcement’s Dangerous Double Standards on Protest

Basav Sen

We’re getting an up-close look at how law enforcement treats left and right protests differently. But the solution is protecting protest, not supercharging law enforcement.