Hill Heat

• Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
• Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
• Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Chair, Congressional Black Caucus [tentative]
• Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA), Chair, Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
• Congresswoman Hilda Solis (D-CA)
• Nia Robinson, Director, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative

African Americans will endure worse consequences as a result of global warming than any other ethnic group, while climate policies that reduce these harms will be beneficial to all ethnicities and income groups in the U.S.

These findings, from a new report by the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative and Redefining Progress, will be discussed at Thursday’s briefing. The findings are the result of in-depth analysis of the effects of rising temperatures, greater pollution levels, and host of other harms from global warming. Please join us as we discuss the effects of global warming on African Americans and the climate polices that best address these inequalities.