Episode Three: Energy Justice Primer

In our third episode, we are joined by Shalanda Baker and Bryan Garcia to introduce energy justice. We touch on some of the major energy justice themes from the generation of energy to its use in our homes and lives. Episode Three Sources: Carbon Brief Staff. 2021. In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s sixth assessment report on climate science. https://www.carbonbrief.org/in-depth-qa-the-ipccs-sixth-assessment-report-on-climate-science Mejía-Montero A, Lane M, van Der Horst D, Jenkins KEH. 2021. Grounding the energy justice lifecycle framework: An exploration of utility-scale wind power in Oaxaca, Mexico. Energy Research and Social Science, 75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102017 Tessum, CW, Apte JS, Goodkind AL, Mueller NZ, Mullins KA, Paolella DA, Polasky S, Springer NP, Thakrar SK, Marhall JD, Hill JD. 2019. Inequity in consumption of good and services adds to racial-ethnic disparities in air pollution exposure. PNAS. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1818859116 World Resources Institute. N.D. Mexico: Policymaking to ensure energy justice in renewables development. https://www.wri.org/just-transitions/mexico Wu, X., Nethery, R. C., Sabath, M. B., Braun, D. and Dominici, F., 2020. Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Strengths and limitations of an ecological regression analysis. Science advances, 6(45). https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/covid-pm Zárate-Toledo E, Patiño R, Fraga J. 2019. Justice, social exclusion and indigenous opposition: A case study of wind energy development on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico. Energy Research & Social Science, 54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.03.004 Episode Three Additional Resources: Revolutionary Power, by Shalanda Baker: https://islandpress.org/books/revolutionary-power Initiative for Energy Justice: https://iejusa.org/