Volt Energy Utility’s Role in Addressing Equity Issues You can check out our quarterly ED&I progress report here. We pledged to identify specific areas in clean technology education, finance, and employment where we can broaden socioeconomic and racial equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I). Leyline issued a Statement on Equity in July of last year in which we acknowledged that Black people are underrepresented in the renewable energy field. Transitioning to a clean energy economy requires that historically underserved communities are not left out of the equation. Communities of color have long been a target for toxic waste, heavily polluting factories, and other injustices. What’s more, they have also taken advantage of these areas’ limited legal and political power. Decision makers have neglected to fund healthy conditions, infrastructure resilience, and sustainable development in these communities. Those living in historically underserved areas-typically economically distressed populations and/or people of color-bear a disproportionate burden of negative health and safety outcomes from environmental crises.
Centuries of oppressive policies perpetuate economic and racial inequalities that still exist. Many in the United States have been long deprived of a livable community.
Volt Energy Utility and Its Work on Environmental JusticeĪt Leyline, we understand the importance of developing clean technologies and expanding the scope and equitability of clean technology growth.
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