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Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, joins \u2018America\u2019s News HQ.\u2019<\/p>\n
Gina McCarthy, National Climate Adviser for President Biden, said climate change \u2013 a priority for the administration \u2013 is also a racial justice issue. <\/p>\n
In a video addressing the intersectionality of climate change posted over the weekend, McCarthy explained that the issue “exacerbates the challenges in the communities that have been left behind.”<\/p>\n
“It goes after the very same communities that pollution has held back and racism has held back,” McCarthy said. “Climate justice is about equal rights.”<\/p>\n
The poorest and most vulnerable communities \u2013 or the ones that have not been invested in \u2013 tend to feel the effects of the climate crisis more than affluent areas.<\/p>\n
LAID-OFF KEYSTONE XL WORKER ON BIDEN’S NEW CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES: \u2018THEY JUST DON\u2019T CARE\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n For example, “cancer alley” \u2013 a stretch of industrial plants in Louisiana \u2013 is home to chemical plants and dangerous air pollution, as well as minority and poor communities.<\/p>\n These communities may also have fewer resources to deal with the effects of climate change \u2013 including owning items like air conditioners to cope with heat waves.<\/p>\n McCarthy added that promoting clean energy initiatives will also benefit U.S. economic growth by creating good-paying jobs, as well as union jobs.<\/p>\n