On April 28, climate activists and experts convened at Brooklyn Borough Hall to address the borough's climate future amidst challenges like funding cuts and regulatory rollbacks. Key discussions focused on community-led solutions, including innovative energy approaches such as virtual power plants that offer sustainability and cost savings for low-income populations. J. Phillip Thompson underscored the role of community organizing in fostering green initiatives and highlighted successful local collaborations, emphasizing the importance of leveraging data to confront disparities in underserved areas while advocating for more inclusive climate policies.
Community organizing is essential to create solutions like virtual power plants that not only tackle climate change but also address inequality in underserved neighborhoods.
Experts stressed the need for coalitions among grassroots movements to navigate the challenges posed by rollbacks of climate regulations and funding cuts.
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