Pathways to an Equitable and Just Energy Transition Principles, Best Practices, and Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement: Proceedings of a Workshop (2023) / Chapter Skim
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3 Equitable Access to Transition Technologies, Infrastructure, and Programs
3 Equitable Access to Transition Technologies, Infrastructure, and Programs
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" Speakers Pjoy Chua, LADWP; Leslie Aguayo, Greenlining Institute; Darnell Grisby, Beneficial State Foundation; and James Wilcox, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) offered principles, case studies, and lessons learned relevant to ensuring equitable access in the energy transition, including the following: 1 Pjoy Chua, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, presentation to the workshop on July 26, 2022.
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• City and state-level initiatives are making progress and offering valuable lessons learned for efforts to create a just energy transi tion in which all communities share the benefits and burdens.2 • Listening to community voices, working to heal past injustices, and engaging communities with effective co-design approaches can inform solutions that are equitable and attentive to commu nity needs and priorities. ADDRESSING EQUITY IN TRANSITION PLANNING As Heath discussed in the workshop's first session, the LA100 study provides a comprehensive understanding of the complex requirements, trade-offs, and benefits of different pathways to meet ambitious clean energy goals for the city of Los Angeles.
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charging infrastructure, Aguayo outlined four key actions to advancing equitable access to clean energy: defining and operationalizing equity; bringing benefits to people, not places; removing barriers; and integrating climate resilience. The Greenlining Institute defines equity as the practice of transforming behaviors, institutions, and systems that disproportionately harm people of color by increasing access to power, redistributing resources, and eliminating opportunity barriers.
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In the future, Grisby said the program aims to grow further by reaching more buyers, especially in disadvantaged communities and areas with low public transit access, offering personal finance coaching, and optimizing participation incentives for low-income communities. Finally, Grisby noted that while expanding EV ownership is one important way to create a more equitable energy transition, transportation equity must include a full panoply of clean transit options, including making it easier and safer for people in all communities to get around by walking or biking.
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For example, the Equity and Climate Transformation Research Program is a scientifically rigorous inquiry combining social sciences and humanities-based, interdisciplinary approaches with quantitative, traditional energy systems research to materially advance transformative, inclusive solutions in underserved or overburdened communities. In addition, the Disadvantaged Communities Barriers and Opportunities Report6 supports and informs community co-design processes.
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Aguayo agreed, noting that holistic, cross-sector solutions should start with a community needs assessment and seek technologies that offer multiple benefits, such as a community center's solar panels generating electricity for residents during a blackout. Chua added that studying previous investments and incentives with an equity lens can provide ideas for improving or expanding them to better reach disadvantaged communities.
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