Climate equity and environmental justice

Brookings Metro is helping decisionmakers understand and address the unequal burdens of climate change that communities of color and low-income communities face—operationalizing climate equity to build more effective public policy and center these most-affected communities in climate leadership and innovation for a just transition.

Houston, Texas, August 30, 2017: Another shelter opens at NRG Center as refugees seek safety in Houston.Trained support workers check in new flood evacuees

Climate & Energy A new federal disaster resilience policy is overlooking many Black and Latino or Hispanic communities

Manann Donoghoe, Atyia Martin

April 2, 2025

Wildfire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, January 8, 2025, towards Getty Center and Brentwood. Images showcase dense smoke clouds, burning hillsides, and urban areas at risk.

Climate Adaptation & Resilience Why business leaders should demand stronger climate adaptation policies from the federal government

Manann Donoghoe, Andre M. Perry

March 5, 2025

The streets of Newport Rhode Island after a Nor'Easter hit the area with heavy winds and storm surges from the Atlantic Ocean. The roads were closed with flooding for days. Climate Change concept.

Race in Public Policy The climate vulnerability gap: Developing a metric to advance racial equity and more just climate investment

Manann Donoghoe

October 16, 2024

South Florida, USA. September 28th 2022: Hurricane Ian landing with structural damages, floods area, heavy rain, building damages in South Florida

Housing Harnessing community-led structural reform in the U.S. housing sector for disaster resilience in Black communities

Manann Donoghoe, Andre M. Perry

June 18, 2024

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