Climate & Environment
Climate change poses direct threats to everyone, and particularly those who are living in poverty. Extreme weather events will become more common, resources scarcer, and inequities deeper unless we work collectively to devise and adopt sustainable solutions.
The Policy & Innovation Center’s climate and environmental work in the areas of heat, fire, and flooding risk, and stormwater impacts, informs data-driven policy solutions for advancing climate resilience and environmental justice.
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Cost Effectiveness and Disproportionate Cost Analysis of the County of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan
Cost Effectiveness and Disproportionate Cost Analysis of the County of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan PIC analyzed San Diego County’s Climate Action Plan’s cost effectiveness and disproportionate cost analysis, helped with plan evaluation and provided context on what the repercussions of its implementation might be for disinvested communities. The plan was adopted in Sept. 2024.…
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Not According to Plan: Exploring Gaps in City Climate Planning and the Need for Regional Action
Not According to Plan: Exploring Gaps in City Climate Planning and the Need for Regional Action Are the U.S.’s 50 biggest cities well-positioned to do their part to achieve climate action and decarbonization goals? This report was co-authored by Jamal Russell Black at PIC and our Brookings Metro colleagues. As the country’s primary economic and…
