Climate of crisis: how cities can use climate action to close the equity gap, drive economic recovery, and improve public health

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2020-09Author(s)
Cleveland, Cutler J.
Ashmore, Jacqueline
Barnhart, Ardeth
Dudley, Taylor
Lillie, Matthew
Zhang, Alicia
Lusk, Katharine
Plastrik, Peter
Cleveland, John
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Cutler J. Cleveland, Jacqueline Ashmore, Ardeth Barnhart, Taylor Dudley, Matthew Lillie, Alicia Zhang, Katharine Lusk, Peter Plastrik, John Cleveland. 20220. Climate of crisis: how cities can use climate action to close the equity gap, drive economic recovery, and improve Public Health, (Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, Boston, MA, USA; Innovation Network for Communities, Tamworth NH, USA). Available at https://bu.edu/ise.Abstract
This report is the second of three that provides community leaders, inside and outside
of local government, with guidance about navigating their climate-action priorities
through the gauntlet of challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing
economic crisis. Each report, based on a synthesis of peer-reviewed research, expert
interviews, and the analysis of local climate action, address a different topic:
1. More Urgency, Not Less: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Lessons for Local Climate
Leadership (Published June 2020)
2. Climate of Crisis: How Cities Can Use Climate Action to Close the Equity Gap,
Drive Economic Recovery, and Improve Public Health (Published September
2020)
3. A Survey of U.S. City Climate Leaders: The Prospects for Climate Action in the
COVID-19 Era (October 2020)
This work is supported by The Summit Foundation and The Grantham Foundation for
the Protection of the Environment.
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