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... The goal of the workshop, titled Pathways to an Equitable and Just T­ ransition: Principles, Best Practices, and Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement, was to move beyond energy technologies and elicit ideas and insights to inform the development of principles, best practices, and 1 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2021, Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy System, Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, https:// doi.org/10.17226/25932.
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... Energy access and use is personal and local, and energy policy affects people's health, finances, and quality of life. Disparities in access to clean energy technologies, energy affordability, and energy insecurity interact with and often reinforce disparities in other areas of society, such as pov erty, education, worker exploitation, access to health care, and access to a healthy environment.
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... Given that funding many of the changes discussed as part of decarbonization could necessitate rate increases for customers, there is a risk that low-income and historically disadvantaged groups could become further overburdened if the transition is not thoughtfully managed and centered in the lived experiences of these communities. Participants stressed the need to ensure that those who face the greatest burdens from the fossil fuel economy -- and those who face the highest rates of energy insecurity today -- are "first in line" to benefit from the clean energy transition, rather than being left behind.
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