Defining Disadvantage: The Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST)
The Biden Administration’s Justice40 initiative rests on two unknowns: who are the disadvantaged communities (DACs) and how do we define the “40 percent of overall benefits” that will flow to them? We now have the clearest sense yet on
Offices, Orders and Tools: A (bit more than a) Year of Federal Activity
It has been well over a year since President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. This month, we’re highlighting three types of activity from the Biden Administration – executive orders, new offices, and tools –
Highlighting Training and Workforce Development Opportunities
In this month’s Spotlight, we will breakdown some of the climate linked training and workforce development programs established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Together, the sections summarized below have a
Burning Questions
Come October, it is time for a Q and A on the two big Acts
Making Sense of the Inflation Reduction Act
On Tuesday August 16, 2022, after 18 months of negotiation and speculation, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. The IRA includes unprecedented climate funding – quoted at $370 billion – which will go towards clean
