U.S. People-Centered Transitions Events

Join World Resources Institute on June 17 to learn more about the Environmental Justice Strategic Plans from Christina Bowman, Deputy Director for Environmental Justice Strategic Initiatives federal agency staff from the Department of Energy, Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency. The event will gather feedback from audience members through a submission form that WRI will organize and submit as a public comment document to each agency represented during the event. WRI encourages all attendees to submit their comments to the form (available during and after the event).

Join World Resources Institute and Electrification Coalition on March 28, 12:30-1:30 pm ET for a conversation with speakers from the federal government, regional sustainability programs, community organizations and CFI Program recipients to examine current practices of addressing equity and environmental justice through EV charging deployment in rural and underserved communities.

Join World Resources Institute on November 29 for a discussion about what an equitable transition of the school bus fleet looks like for students, communities and workers across the United States.

Join WRI and Data for Progress for a discussion about the importance of community benefits agreements and community benefits plans in facilitating an equitable clean energy development.

Join World Resources Institute on June 27 for a conversation with federal policymakers, labor, private sector and environmental leaders to discuss how the U.S. can create equitable and just policies for auto workers as the industry electrifies.

Join World Resources Institute on February 28, for a conversation with Matthew Tejada, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Environmental Justice at the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, and Carla Walker, Director, Environmental Justice and Equity at WRI United States.

Join World Resources Institute on September 27th, 12:30-2pm ET, for a conversation with Nicole Steele, Senior Advisor for Equity and Workforce, Solar Energy Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy and lead of the National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP).

Join World Resources Institute on March 1 for a dynamic discussion with national and local leaders from the environmental justice community and clean energy experts about how to ensure the infrastructure investments are implemented in an equitable, effective and timely manner.