This short video from grist explains the intentional redlining that explains the extreme heat in certain neighborhoods.
“When we studied 108 cities across the country we found a systematic pattern that the redlined communities were today, on average, about seven degrees hotter than their non redlined counterparts.”
—Vivek Shandas, Portland State University Faculty, City Solutions
Earlier this month, President Trump signed an executive order weakening the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The order lifts the environmental review of major projects. It allows fast-tracking construction projects in a bid to boost the economy.
In the long-term, this is harmful to the environment, further endangers the lives of animals, and will have a disproportionately harmful effect on black, Latino, and Native American communities.
The Covid-19 pandemic offers more sustainable, equitable, and net-zero emissions economic development opportunities.
On April 29, 2020, Sweden’s deputy prime minister Isabella Lövin; the CEO of heavy vehicle manufacturer Scania, Henrik Henriksson; Rachel Kyte, Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; and Stockholm Environment Institute‘s US Centre Director Michael Lazarus discussed different options and answered questions from the audience.