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National Climate Advisor for President Biden, Gina McCarthy, argues that climate change, a main priority for the administration, is also a racial justice problem.
McCarthy made a video addressing the intersectionality of climate change explaining that the issue “exacerbates the challenges in the communities that have been left behind.”
“It goes after the very same communities that pollution has held back and racism has held back,” McCarthy added. “Climate justice is about equal rights.”
McCarthy claims that the most vulnerable communities are the poorest ones or ones that have not been invested in and feel all the negative effects of the climate crisis.
“Cancer ally,” for example, is a stretch of chemical industrial plants in Lousiana that distribute dangerous air pollution surrounded by minority and poor communities.
Unfortunately, these communities usually have fewer resources to fight the effects of climate change, such as being able to afford items like air conditioners to stay cool during heatwaves.
According to McCarthy, promoting clean energy initiatives will widely benefit U.S. economic growth by creating better jobs, as well as union jobs.
Biden has made it clear during the first few weeks of his presidency that the climate crisis will be the main focus for his administration.
The president has already taken action by reversing some of former President Trump’s orders including the decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization.
