Equitable Electrification & a Just Transition

Crowdsourcing Sustainability

29-04-2023 • 1 hr 13 mins

In this panel discussion, we talk about why equity is critical to decarbonization and ways to center it!

If you'd like to learn more about the panelists and the great work they're doing you can find them/check out their work below:

- Jamal Lewis - Director of Policy Partnerships and Equitable Electrification, Rewiring America
https://www.rewiringamerica.org/about#leadership
- Johanna Bozuwa - Executive Director of the Climate + Community Project
https://www.climateandcommunity.org/
- Carolina Paes - Geologist & Sustainability and Circular Economy Consultant
https://www.systemiq.earth/paris-effect/
- Dion Richardson - Founder & President of Community Dreams Foundation
https://cdreams.org/


Here are the resources that were discussed and shared throughout the panel:
- EU Corporate Responsibility Reporting: https://finance.ec.europa.eu/capital-markets-union-and-financial-markets/company-reporting-and-auditing/company-reporting/corporate-sustainability-reporting_en
- Climate + Community Project's report on Achieving Zero Emissions with Less Mining: https://www.climateandcommunity.org/more-mobility-less-mining
- Rewiring America's IRA Calculator (figure out how much money you can get to electrify!): https://www.rewiringamerica.org/app/ira-calculator
- Report on coalition-led low-carbon economies in the Amazon: https://www.systemiq.earth/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/The-Amazons-Report.pdf


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And a huge thank you to Diego Rentsch as always for editing!!

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