Climate Justice as the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication gave a new report on Sept. 12, 2023.

• Large majorities of registered voters support a variety of policies (see chart above) that promote climate justice goals, including:

  • Creating more parks and green spaces in low-income communities and communities of color (81%)
  • Strengthening enforcement of industrial pollution limits in low-income communities and communities of color that are disproportionately impacted by air and water pollution (77%)
  • Providing federal funding to make residential buildings in low-income communities more energy efficient (76%)
  • Developing a national program to train people from low-income communities and communities of color for new jobs in the renewable energy industry (75%)
  • Developing a national program to train people who work in the fossil fuel industry for new jobs in the renewable energy industry (75%)
  • Increasing federal funding to low-income communities and communities of color who are disproportionately impacted by air and water pollution (70%)
  • Transitioning the U.S. economy (including electric utilities, transportation, buildings, and industry) from fossil fuels to 100% clean energy by 2050 (69%)

The full report includes many other important results, including Americans’ perceptions of which groups are harmed most by global warming, their support for making climate justice a federal priority, and their willingness to participate in a campaign to urge elected officials to take action on climate justice.