Climate Solutions from the Frontlines of Environmental Justice

In this discussion, which was sponsored by Grist and Climate Justice Alliance, leaders from CJA member groups UPROSE, Ironbound Community Corporation, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and Indigenous Environmental Network talked about the framework of centering equity and justice and tackling the root causes of the climate crisis as society moves away from fossil fuels, shared real-life examples of how solutions that meet that framework operate on the ground, and warned of “false solutions,” which rather than benefiting vulnerable communities will ensure they remain sacrifice zones.