African Americans, Global Warming, and a Just Climate Policy for the U.S.

Invite you to attend a briefing and discussion on Thursday, August 7th, 2008

A Climate of Change:

African Americans, Global Warming, and a Just Climate Policy for the U.S.

Thursday, August 7th, 2008, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Room 4, Trans Pacific Center

1000 Broadway, Suite 109, Oakland CA 94607

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Speakers

Nia Robinson, Director, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative

J. Andrew Hoerner, Director, Sustainable Economics, Redefining Progress

Discussion will follow the program. For questions about the briefing, please contact Jodi Levin at jlevin@rprogress.org or (510) 444-3041 x 316 

*This event is free and a complimentary light lunch will be provided*

While climate change is an urgent problem that hurts everyone, it is especially harmful to African Americans and low-income people of color. A new report, "A Climate of Change: African Americans, Global Warming, and a Just Climate Policy for the U.S.", a collaborative study by Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative and Redefining Progress, analyzes the effects of rising temperatures, greater pollution levels, and a host of other harms from global warming and finds that climate change can be an opportunity for social justice.

The report also examines leading policy solutions and shows that the policies most beneficial to African Americans also best serve the U.S. economy and the environment as a whole. Please join us as we discuss the effects of global warming on African Americans and the climate polices that best address these inequities.

Please RSVP to communications@rprogress.org.

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The Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative is a diverse, consensus-based group of U.S. environmental justice, climate justice, religious, policy, and advocacy networks working together to promote just and meaningful climate policy. Our mission is to educate and activate the people of North America towards the creation and implementation of just climate policies in both domestic and international contexts. Learn more at www.ejcc.org.

Redefining Progress is a nonprofit policy institute dedicated to a strong economy, a healthy environment, and social justice. Our tools include unbiased research and sustainability indicators such as the Genuine Progress Indicator and the Ecological Footprint. We work with a broad array of partners to shift the economy towards sustainable growth. Redefining Progress is proud to be a member of the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative. Visit us at www.rprogress.org.