Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice
Climate action that meets the crisis’ urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage
What We're Working On
What We're Doing
Pursuing environmental justice
Investing in equitable climate solutions that address the country’s legacy of environmental racism while working to ensure that all communities have the right to breathe clean air, live free of dangerous levels of toxic pollution, access healthy food, and share the benefits of a prosperous economy
Creating good, clean jobs at home
Laying the groundwork for an urgent transition to a clean energy economy that works for all, creating millions of well-paying jobs with the opportunity to join a union, and improving the quality of life for all Americans in the process
Protecting nature
Addressing the linked climate and biodiversity crises by conserving 30 percent of all U.S. lands and water by 2030 and promoting natural solutions to the climate crisis that benefit all communities
Restoring U.S. climate leadership on the global stage
By taking strong and equitable domestic action, we restore the ability to bring countries together to reduce emissions and help developing countries transition to carbon-neutral economies and adapt to inevitable impacts
By the numbers
$99B
The cost to U.S. taxpayers from extreme weather events in 2020—and it’s getting worse
CAP, “Extreme Weather Cost U.S. Taxpayers $99 Billion Last Year, and It Is Getting Worse” (2021).
139
The number of elected senators and representatives who still deny climate change
CAP, “Climate Deniers in the 117th Congress” (2021).
2°F
Human activity, largely burning fossil fuels, has warmed the planet this much since 1800s
The New York Times, “A Hotter Future Is Certain, Climate Panel Warns. But How Hot Is Up to Us.” (2021).
1M
The number of plant and animal species at risk of extinction around the world today
CAP, “How Much Nature Should America Keep?” (2019).
What You Can Do
Take Action: Demand Climate Deniers in Congress Face the Facts
Featured work
Implementing Biden’s Justice40 Commitment To Combat Environmental Racism
The Clean Economy Revolution Will Be Unionized
Latest
Fact Sheet: Advancing Equity
This fact sheet summarizes a recent Center for American Progress report on the Biden administration’s efforts to advance racial equity through the federal government.
What a Biden-Modi Initiative To Spur India’s Green Transition Should Look Like
The United States and India have an opportunity to partner to catalyze foreign institutional investment in India’s green transition—a critical contribution to drive progress in the global effort to combat climate change.
Fact Sheet: How State and Local Governments Can Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs
Tackling climate change will require state and local action alongside federal policy change. State and local policymakers can ensure that good jobs are created in the new clean economy by focusing on five proven job-quality strategies.
The Impacts of Climate Change and the Trump Administration’s Anti-Environmental Agenda in North Dakota
North Dakota is under increasing threat from climate change, with two different $1 billion extreme weather events occurring from 2017 through 2019.
The Impacts of Climate Change and the Trump Administration’s Anti-Environmental Agenda in Connecticut
Connecticut is under increasing threat from climate change, with four different $1 billion extreme weather events occurring from 2017 through 2019.
The Impacts of Climate Change and the Trump Administration’s Anti-Environmental Agenda in Idaho
Idaho is under increasing threat from climate change, with two different $1 billion extreme weather events occurring from 2017 through 2019.
The Impacts of Climate Change and the Trump Administration’s Anti-Environmental Agenda in Ohio
Ohio is under increasing threat from climate change, with nine different $1 billion extreme weather events occurring from 2017 through 2019.
The Impacts of Climate Change and the Trump Administration’s Anti-Environmental Agenda in Missouri
Missouri is under increasing threat from climate change, with 13 different $1 billion extreme weather events occurring from 2017 through 2019.
The Impacts of Climate Change and the Trump Administration’s Anti-Environmental Agenda in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., is under increasing threat from climate change. Between the increased risks of flooding and extreme heat, the more than 700,000 residents in the nation’s capital are facing a precarious future.
The Impacts of Climate Change and the Trump Administration’s Anti-Environmental Agenda in Nevada
Nevada is under increasing threat from climate change, with three different $1 billion extreme weather events occurring from 2017 through 2019.