The Climate Gap: Inequalities in How Climate Change Hurts Americans & How to Close the Gap
- Abstract
This report explores disparities in the impacts of climate change and the abilities of different groups to adapt to it. It also offers concrete recommendations to closin the climate gap, starting with insuring that climate solutions don’t leave anyone behind.
- Resource Type
- Factsheet/pamphlet
- Report
- Authors
- Rachel Morello Frosch Manuel Pastor Jim Sadd Seth Shonkoff
- Resource URL
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/pere/climategap/
- Date
- May 2009
- Institution
- Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE)
- Organization Type
- Academic
- Health and Human Impact
- Heat illness/extreme temperature
- Climate and Environmental Impact
- Air pollution
- Solution
- Market mechanisms
- Region
- Southwest
- Other
- Climate and environmental justice/health equity Social determinants of health Vulnerable populations