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Addressing Energy Equity in the United States: Policy Considerations for Federal Investment

Addressing Energy Equity in the United States: Policy Considerations for Federal Investment

Full Title: Addressing Energy Equity in the United States: Policy Considerations for Federal Investment
Author(s): Greg Carlock, Jillian Neuberger, Lesly Calle, Evana Said
Publisher(s): World Resources Institute (WRI)
Publication Date: November 29, 2021
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Description (excerpt):

This issue brief discusses existing energy injustice in the United States, related to longstanding and intersectional discrimination based on race, income, gender, and location, and how federal investment in the clean energy transition can address energy equity issues. The brief considers how targeted investment and other spending and policy considerations can direct and retain benefits of clean energy for households and communities that, historically and currently, have not benefited equitably from the energy system.

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