How to Talk About the Clean Energy Transition with Black Americans and Latino Communities

Black and Latino communities exist on the frontlines of climate change, exacerbating the daily inequities these communities face. While an overwhelming majority (64%) of Black and Latino community members have personally experienced the impacts of climate change and agree that a clean energy transition would be beneficial, more salient crises like jobs, the economy, and COVID-19 take the forefront, putting climate action on the backburner. Policymakers, advocates, and communicators have a unique opportunity to improve communication and better link climate change and the clean energy transition with other more pertinent issues.

To guide this, Third Way has created a blueprint outlining key recommendations supported by our recent polling in partnership with GBAO, WEACT, and Green Latinos, found here.