STATEWIDE — New York State’s Climate Justice Working Group has finalized the criteria for identifying disadvantaged communities, which includes much of northeast and eastern Brooklyn just beyond the downtown area. The criteria which have been enacted following the Wednesday, March 28 vote will guide the equitable implementation of provisions from New York’s ambitious Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) that prioritize disadvantaged communities by requiring reductions in air pollution and climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions and targeting clean energy and energy efficiency investments.
The map delineated an area of the borough that includes the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and that stretches across Brownsville and East New York to the Queens County border; as well as sections north of Central Park and The Bronx.
Climate Justice, also referred to as Environmental Justice, recognizes how communities are disproportionately subject to the effects of climate change, facing hotter heatwaves, more flooding, and more polluted air.
