A group of Sunnyside Community Redevelopment Organization members standing in front of a home.

Members of the Sunnyside Community Redevelopment Organization in Houston, working with EDF, prepare to install a community-owned and operated network of monitors to detect local air pollution and help identify its sources. Credit: Marie D. De Jesús

Climate justice

Addressing injustices for a better future

Members of the Sunnyside Community Redevelopment Organization in Houston, working with EDF, prepare to install a community-owned and operated network of monitors to detect local air pollution and help identify its sources. Credit: Marie D. De Jesús

Why climate and environmental justice matter: As climate change builds upon historic injustices and inequities, our climate solutions must center justice. Communities of color, low-income areas and those who live next to power plants and other polluters face the greatest risk, are hit first and worst by climate change, and suffer real environmental injustices.

How we advocate for justice and equity: In support of the global movement for climate and environmental justice, EDF is working to leverage our deep expertise in science, policy, economics and community engagement to advance equitable climate solutions — so everyone can benefit from a safer, healthier future.

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Staff perspective

We are all in the same storm, but we’re in very different boats. If we row together, we can find our way to a more stable climate and a more equitable home on this planet we share.

Dr. Margot Brown

SVP, Justice & Equity

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Makenzie Alspaw

(202) 572-3520 (office)