Goal

In assisting the Wisconsin Office of Sustainability Clean Energy we will assist Wisconsin's development of a Priority Action Plan (PCAP) and Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) by estimating benefits that may accrue in low-income and disadvantaged communities (LIDACs) from the implementation of greenhouse gas emission reduction measures. Our goal is to address environmental injustice and reduce harmful air pollution to help lower-income and disadvantaged communities.

Objectives

Wisconsin's Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP)

Develop a preliminary analysis of benefits for LIDACs that are anticipated to result from associated greenhouse gas reduction measures

Utilize EPA's Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) and EPA's Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool (EJScreen) to identify low-income and disadvantaged areas

Wisconsin's Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP)

Evaluate the extent to which any GHG reduction measures in the CCAP will deliver co-pollutant emissions reductions and other benefits to LIDACs

Provide an assessment on expected benefits to LIDACs associated with GHG reduction measures including direct and indirect benefits

Qualitatively describe how climate mitigation, as a whole, reduces the overall risk of adverse climate impacts within the LIDAC jurisdictions

Publications, Reports, Etc.

Assessing Potential Benefits of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures for Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities in Wisconsin

Funding Partners:

Wisconsin Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy

Timeline:

2024-2025

Tools:

CEJST and EJSCREEN

Core Team Members:

Cecilia Orth, Paul Meier, Tracey Holloway

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