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Connecting the Dots: Connecting the Dots: Black Lives Matter, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Connecting the Dots: Connecting the Dots: Black Lives Matter, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Connecting the Dots: Connecting the Dots: Black Lives Matter, Connecting the Dots: COVID-19, Energy Policy, COVID-19, and COVID-19, Energy Policy, Energy Policy and the Role of States and the Role of States Professor Shalanda H. Baker
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Overview
- What is this moment?
- COVID-19 and Environmental Justice
- COVID-19 and Energy Access
- Energy Justice and the Role of States
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Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images
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COVID-19 and Environmental Justice
Wu et al. (2020).
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COVID-19 in Greater Boston Area
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NATA Respiratory Hazard Index
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Image: Environmental Integrity Project Image: MedPage Today
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A missed
- pportunity
for economic justice: “We don’t
- wn
anything!”
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Energy Burden and Energy Insecurity
Energy Burden: Percentage of household income that goes toward energy costs. The lower your income, the more you spend on energy. Energy Insecurity: Lacking reliable access to uninterrupted energy sources at an affordable price.
https://www.aceee.org/press/2016/04/report-energy-burden-low-income https://www.iea.org/topics/energy-security
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Shares of Households by Race Experiencing Energy Insecurity, 2015
https://ips-dc.org/report-energy-efficiency-with-justice/
50.0% 61.5% 20.4% 52.2% 25.4% 45.0%
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American White Non-Hispanic or Latino Hispanic or Latino
Percentage of Households
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Energy Burden
Energy burdens (at the county level) for LMI households. The lightest color reflects <6% of annual income spent on housing energy bills, and the darkest is >19%.
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists
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COVID-19 and Utility Shut-offs
Analysis: Center for Biological Diversity
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COVID-19 Exposes Twin Burdens
- Environmental burdens borne by
BIPOC communities
- Economic burdens borne by BIPOC
communities
- Shut-offs to commence July 17th
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Energy Justice: An Opportunity for States
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An Energy Justice Approach to Energy Policy in this Moment
- Recognize prior harms.
- Include the voices of frontline communities in energy
policymaking.
- Adopt solar policies and incentives that center BIPOC
communities.
- Reduce energy burden.
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S.H. Baker, Revolutionary Power: An Activist’s Guide to the Energy Transition (Island Press) (January 2021).
HEALING HOPE TRANSFORMATION LOVE
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Thank you.
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Extra Slides
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What is energy justice?
Energy justice refers to the goal of achieving equity in both the social and economic participation in the energy system, while also remediating social, economic, and health burdens on those historically harmed by the energy system (“frontline communities”). Energy justice explicitly centers the concerns of marginalized communities and aims to make energy more accessible, affordable, clean, and democratically managed for all communities.
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Heffron & McCauley (2017).
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What is energy justice?
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