Karen Campblin, Environmental and Climate Justice Chair at Virginia NAACP gave this presentation at Forth Design and Fund Equitable Electric Mobility For Your Community workshop on March 14, 2024.
Environmental and Climate Justice Programby Karen Campblin
1.
2. 1. Reduce Harmful Emissions,
Particularly Greenhouse
Gases
2. Advance Energy Efficiency
and Clean Energy
3. Strengthen Community
Resilience and Livability
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE PROGRAM
The NAACP ECJ Program was created to provide resources and support community leadership in
addressing this human and civil rights issue by advocating for these three objectives:
Efforts for improve renewable and energy efficiency standards,
ensure communities of color are accessing revenue generation
opportunities in the new energy economy, while providing safer,
more sustainable mechanisms for affordable energy.
Ensure that communities are equipped to engage in climate
action planning that integrates policies and practices on
advancing social justice issues including, advocating for
transportation equity.
Combines action on switching to clean, renewable and
sustainable energy, strengthen development, monitoring, and
enforcement of regulations at the federal, state and local levels.
Also includes focus on corporate responsibility and
accountability.
3. Is more than just getting from point A to
Point Z as quickly as possible, BUT, it is
about getting in and out of all the spaces
in between safely, affordably, and
effectively.
Quality transportation is a lifeline, AND
an essential part of the community
TRANSPORATION
4. Disproportionate Impacts to High Risk Populations
• Communities of Color
• Communities of Low Resources
• Children
• Older Adults
• People with Underlying Health Conditions
• Pregnant Women
Why Should We Care?
5. TEEM includes over 30 grassroots and environmental organizations across five
states: Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia. Launched in 2020,
TEEM cultivates peer learning and advocacy at the intersections of mobility equity,
community building, and transportation electrification.
Principles for Equitable Electric Mobility
1. Energy and Justice
2. Emissions Reductions
3. Affordable Access for All
4. Health and Safety
5. Wealth Building
Towards Equitable Electric Mobility Platform