Justice40: The Path Forward for the Administration’s Environmental Justice Initiative
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Date: 2022-04-11

More information at: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/040822justice

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to watch a briefing about the Justice40 Initiative and how it can deliver benefits to frontline communities.

In January 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. The executive order launched a new initiative, Justice40, which aims to target 40 percent of the benefits from specific federal investments—such as those for clean energy, energy efficiency, and water infrastructure—to “disadvantaged communities.” Justice40 is a critical part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of advancing environmental justice, but efforts must be made to ensure communities see maximum benefits from the initiative. To inform the Justice40 Initiative, the Council on Environmental Quality recently launched a Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool.

During this briefing, experts discussed the transformative potential of Justice40 as well as the current status of the initiative. Panelists described the wide range of benefits frontline communities could realize from fair and just implementation of the initiative.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 - Start
04:34 - Representative Donald McEachin, U.S. Representative (D-VA)
08:40 - Raya Salter, Esq., Founder of the Energy Justice Law and Policy Center. and Member, NYS Climate Action Council
20:45 - Carla Walker, U.S. Director for Environmental Justice and Equity, World Resources Institute
32:32 - Colleen Callahan, Co-Executive Director, Luskin Center for Innovation, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
45:22 - Donele Wilkins, President and CEO, Green Door Initiative
57:58 - Q&A

Topics and Speakers:

Representative Donald McEachin
U.S. Representative (D-VA)
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/SZPDkrEMic8?t=04m34s

Raya Salter
Esq., Founder of the Energy Justice Law and Policy Center. and Member, NYS Climate Action Council
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Raya_Salter_Slides_040822.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/SZPDkrEMic8?t=08m40s

Carla Walker
U.S. Director for Environmental Justice and Equity, World Resources Institute
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Carla_Walker_Slides_040822.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/SZPDkrEMic8?t=20m45s

Colleen Callahan
Co-Executive Director, Luskin Center for Innovation, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Colleen_Callahan_Slides_040822.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/SZPDkrEMic8?t=32m32s

Donele Wilkins
President and CEO, Green Door Initiative
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Donele_Wilkins_Slides_040822.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/SZPDkrEMic8?t=45m22s