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Around 92% of people across the political spectrum support implementing natural climate solutions - think protection and restoration of coastal wetlands and peatlands - to address climate change. Check out this briefing on June 11th at 1 pm ET that will explore natural climate solutions and how federal policy can advance this work to support natural and working lands and rural communities Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) Bipartisan Policy Center US Nature4Climate

Scientists and policymakers agree that the Bay Area needs 100,000 acres of tidal marsh to remain a healthy environment and properly prepare for sea level rise. For adequate wetland restoration and shoreline protection strategies, it will take around $110 billion in funding. Current funds are not enough to meet the restoration needs of the region, especially since the proposed state budget for this year slashes $450 million in sea level rise adaptation funding. The state needs a climate bond. Currently, legislators are working to pass a bond to raise billions for climate resilience in the state that could potentially show up on the 2024 ballot. To learn more about the current stages of the climate bond and who we support this upcoming year, check out our blog. https://lnkd.in/gfgDgTRP

City climate investments: a year of US urban #ClimateAction.We overview climate action progress in the 12 months since the Inflation Reduction Act was passed into law. Climate Mayors, C40 Cities and Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) reflect on how federal funding has progressed urban climate action. https://lnkd.in/e6FxpkuD

Our Policy Focus Report “Greening America’s Smaller Legacy Cities” covers how small and midsize older industrial city governments can build capacity to: ✅ Advance “green” policymaking and implementation ✅ Integrate climate resilience, environmental justice, and green economic development. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/eXU3vJKG

📚 Want to understand “Loss and Damage” better? 🌍 Join this free webinar by Energy, GIS, and Environmental Studies at Johns Hopkins AAP (Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs) for an opportunity to learn the complexities of climate justice and explore solutions, from lost cultural sites to displaced communities.    “Loss and Damage,” in the context of climate change, refers to the consequences that go beyond what people can adapt to, or when options exist but a community doesn’t have the resources to access or utilize them. RSVP 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEi38yJT   #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #LossAndDamage

New Resource! - Public Transportation Councillor Handbook Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gtDEvwjs This is part of The Transportation Councillor’s Handbook - a toolkit to provide local elected leaders with inspiration, resources, and tools to support their communities’ climate action goals. The goal of this handbook is to provide policy ideas and examples that municipal governments can implement to reduce emissions through public transit initiatives.

A group of 25 environmental, climate, faith and community organizations have released the 2024 Environmental Priorities for Arizona Legislature and Governor. The groups are asking legislators to pass and the governor to sign bills that will help to better conserve water, prioritize climate actions to promote clean energy and direct resources to communities that have disproportionately suffered impacts from climate change. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3tQVFY5 #arizona #cleanenergy

What’s the biggest thing we can do to advance the cause of climate and environmental justice? We need to embed community benefits in climate action plans. Learn more in the full episode of Nature Breaking here: bit.ly/4bQrSQ3.

Cities have made massive progress since #InflationReductionAct was passed last August.   From clean energy infrastructure to environmental justice initiatives, Climate Mayors, C40 Cities and Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) took time to reflect on how this historic federal funding has progressed climate action in our communities.   Read more from SmartCitiesWorld: https://lnkd.in/eYTnsFku

Forum and B Lab U.S. & Canada recently co-published the Business Guide to Advancing Climate Justice, a guide designed for businesses that are working to address the climate crisis by using equity-centered solutions. 💡 In the guide, we asked community members what climate justice means to them and about their experiences with business, to understand where there has been harm through action or inaction and to identify opportunities for future action. 📩 Download the Business Guide to Advancing Climate Justice to hear more wisdom from frontline community efforts and practical guidance for the private sector to take concrete climate justice action in partnership with communities. https://lnkd.in/gmdc6pdt #ClimateJustice #Climate #Business #Guide #Download