Model Policies & Resources

The Climate Equity Policy Center develops resources and model policies based on best practices, evidence, and community experience. Our resources advance climate protection and support equitable and just communities.

Why Climate Equity Policy?

Climate equity policies address inequities while advancing a fair and healthy future. Policies can take on underlying inequities, institute systems that support more just and equitable communities, and address the effects of climate change on particular communities. Changing policies is one of the best ways to make sure that advocacy creates lasting changes at a meaningful scale. Read our FAQs

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Featured Resource Kits

Building Resilience and Climate Equity

Developed in collaboration with the CDC and a team of health and climate scientists, these BRACE resources support public health action to protect and promote human health in the context of climate change.

Preemption (Updated)

We’ve updated our preemption resources to help advocates, community members, and other stakeholders understand what preemption is, how it threatens climate equity, and what you can do to fight back.

Polluters Pay/Climate Superfund Policies

Polluters Pay/Climate Superfund bills provide a promising new approach to accountability for fossil fuel polluters, and our resources help inform advocates and policymakers about these policies.

Policies and Resources

  • Our resources on aging and the climate crisis spell out threats, equity implications, and policy solutions that will help create resilient, age-friendly communities See the resources

  • Developed in collaboration with the CDC and a team of health and climate scientists, these BRACE resources support public health action to protect and promote human health in the context of climate change. See the resources

  • Our model resolution helps local governments begin the transition to an equitable and circular economy. See model policy and resources

  • Our toolkit of environmental rights amendment resources includes a model state policy, a memo, factsheets, and other materials. See the resources

  • Our food justice and climate equity resources explores the intersection between food insecurity and environmental injustices and highlights how local governments can follow community lead and enact effective policies and programs. See the resources

  • Polluters Pay/Climate Superfund bills provide a promising new approach to accountability for fossil fuel polluters, and our resources help inform advocates and policymakers about these policies. See the resources

  • Our resources help advocates, community members, and other stakeholders understand what preemption is, how it threatens climate equity, and what you can do to fight back. See the resources

  • This review explores the latest research on smoke exposure from wildfires and from prescribed burning, assessing the health equity implications and providing recommendations for policy, practice, and research directions. Read the review