In recent years, the movement to decarbonize the buildings where we live, work, and otherwise spend our time has picked up speed. It’s no wonder. The climate crisis is escalating, and building operations account for a significant portion of our greenhouse gas emissions here in the United States, somewhere around 30 percent. Reducing these emissions could go a long way towards mitigating global climate change. It could also come with significant benefits for our health.

Alongside the push to decarbonize is a growing movement to ensure that it is done equitably. Community advocates are drawing attention to the fact that, if not handled thoughtfully, the transition could leave lower-income residents behind. In an effort to prevent this, they are piloting projects to bring the benefits of decarbonization to underserved communities.

In this episode of Terra Verde, Earth Island Journal managing editor and show cohost Zoe Loftus-Farren talks about equitable decarbonization in California’s San Francisco Bay Area with Edith Pastrano, lead organizer for the Contra Costa office of ACCE Action, and Chris Selig, director of the Health Resilient Homes initiative at PODER.

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