NBC10 Boston | Adjusting to Climate Change: Closing the Climate Gap in Black Communities

Watch now: ISE Associate Director Cutler Cleveland joins NBC10 Boston meteorologist Chris Gloninger and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley to discuss how we address social inequities further exacerbated by climate change, on both the local and national levels.

Enlightened policies that address the across-the-board risk of Black Americans and other socially vulnerable populations to climate change can meet the city’s climate goals and improve social equity. And here’s one example: making buildings more energy-efficient to reduce utility bills. The poorest households in Boston pay up to a quarter of their monthly income on fuels and electricity.—Cutler Cleveland, ISE Associate Director, Professor, Earth & Environment, Principal Investigator, Carbon Free Boston