Climate of crisis: how cities can use climate action to close the equity gap, drive economic recovery, and improve public health
Date
2020-09
DOI
Authors
Cleveland, Cutler J.
Ashmore, Jacqueline
Barnhart, Ardeth
Dudley, Taylor
Lillie, Matthew
Zhang, Alicia
Lusk, Katharine
Plastrik, Peter
Cleveland, John
Version
OA Version
Citation
Cutler J. Cleveland, Jacqueline Ashmore, Ardeth Barnhart, Taylor Dudley, Matthew Lillie, Alicia Zhang, Katharine Lusk, Peter Plastrik, John Cleveland. 2020. 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.