Thursday, January 28, 2021

Environmental Equity

 I was listening to John Kerry's monologue during the press briefing yesterday, and was struck by some terms I haven't yet been exposed to.  Environmental Equity, for example.  So, I st abut looking for a definition.  I found one, at this link.

Environmental equity means both protection from environmental hazards as well as access to environmental benefits for all, regardless of income, race, and other characteristics. Climate change is expected, in general, to disproportionally affect low-income communities least responsible for climate change emissions. Yet with strong action, these same communities could disproportionately benefit from strategies to address and adapt to climate change.

 Silly me.  I always thought that the sun shown equally on both the King and the dog's ass.

So, maybe this is a new buzzword, a dog-whistle of academia, designed to make the rest of us feel less educated, less aware, less woke.  So, what is the intent?

A nearly $1.5 million grant from the Strategic Growth Council to LCI supports multiple studies of heat-related climate impacts, the factors that make populations and communities vulnerable, and opportunities to build resilience. Climate change could exacerbate inequalities, and this project will result in tools to help government agencies target responses and empower communities.

Breaking out the buzzwords, we learn that the $1.5 million rant was designed to help government.   That's what I suspected, and it is entirely the wrong reason to spend money.

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