A talk and community discussion - Energy Equity for All: What do Central Coast Workers and Communities Need to Thrive?

Abstract

J. Mijin Cha is an assistant professor of environmental studies at UC Santa Cruz.

She is also a fellow at Cornell University's Climate Jobs Institute, on the advisory board of the UCSC Center for Labor and Community, and a fellow at the Climate and Community Institute. Her research looks at the intersection of inequality and the climate crisis and how to advance a "just transition," where the energy transition is leveraged to advance a more just future. Dr. Cha is on the board of Greenpeace USA Fund and a member of the California Bar.

Co-sponsored by the 2035 Initiative, Blum Center, Bren School, Center for Restorative Environmental Work, Central Coast Labor Council, and Environmental Studies.