We are committed to addressing the intersection of climate change and economic, social, and racial disparities, and working closely with partners who understand this intersection.  The following is a selection of resources and educational content that help define climate equity, the issues and their solutions.  See podcasts and youtube videos below.

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Climate Equity is a type of environmental justice that focuses on the unequal impacts of climate change on marginalized or otherwise vulnerable populations. Climate Equity seeks to achieve an equitable distribution of both the burdens of climate change and the efforts to mitigate climate change through advocacy and policy change.

Environmental justice is a social movement that addresses injustice that occurs when poor or marginalized communities are harmed by hazardous waste, resource extraction, and other land uses from which they do not benefit.

World Resources Institute

World Resources Institute works to help protect the world’s most vulnerable populations from climate impacts and ensure that the transition to a net-zero economy will bring about a more equitable society.

Natural Resources Defense Council

Environmental justice is an important part of the struggle to improve and maintain a clean and healthful environment, especially for communities of color who have been forced to live, work, and play closest to sources of pollution.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The EPA has recently removed much of their climate equity content.  The links below have been kept in anticipation of their future restoration by the EPA.

Climate Change Impacts on Vulnerable Populations

Part of understanding climate equity is recognizing specific populations that are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts. You can learn more about the relationship between exposure, vulnerability, and human health by how they interact within communities. In addition, you can explore the impacts on certain groups in greater detail by visiting the following pages:

Learn more about environmental justice and climate equity:

Climate Reality Project

The Climate Reality Project works for an equitable transition that prioritizes vulnerable communities, Indigenous communities, and the economically disadvantaged who are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, environmental injustices, and fossil fuel pollution. This means fighting to assert local control over resources and seek justice for the poisoning of our families to ensure all global citizens have clean air, safe water, and clean land.

Use this group space to share and log your Advocacy Actions that involve Climate Justice and Public Health, discuss what Climate Justice and Public Health mean to you and your community, share articles about Climate Justice and Public Health, and more!

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Podcasts

Northern California Public Media

Climate Justice Alliance

Climate Hour

Climate One

How to Save a Planet

Drilled

Cooler Earth

YouTube