Resource Type: Research & Articles

This groundbreaking and extensive document lays out the components of an ideal 100% policy that is grounded in a Just Transition framework and centers equity and justice. Authored by members of the 100% Network, it brings forward and coalesces the expertise from frontline communities.
The Building Blocks document was designed primarily for frontline organizations looking to develop and implement their own local renewable energy or energy efficiency policies with a justice framework. Secondly, is to build alignment with environmental organizations and intermediary groups that are engaged in developing and advocating for 100% policies.

Most Americans are underestimating both the potential economic impact of climate change and the role that entrepreneurs and investors can play in rectifying it, according to Inerjys Ventures, a global climate solutions investment firm:

Fewer than two in five Americans (38%) believe climate change will damage the U.S. economy if it is not addressed.
About one in five Americans (19%) think it will cost more to solve climate change globally than it will to fix the problems that arise from it.
A quarter (25%) of Americans don’t think efforts from U.S. entrepreneurs/start-up companies are important in the fight against climate change.
Only about a third of Americans (35%) believe there is not enough money being invested in technology that could help prevent or fix climate change.
42% say the U.S. government has more of a responsibility than U.S. companies to address issues in America that cause climate change.