3 MWEJN partners draft statement with national EJ partners about the National Symposium on Climate Justice & Carbon Management

Earlier this month, EJ leaders from across the country, including MWEJN partners Nayyirah Shariff, Director, Flint Rising, Huda Alkaff, Founder & Director, Wisconsin Green Muslims, and Beto Lugo Martinez, Executive Director, Clean Air Now, spent a weekend doing a deep dive on carbon "management." They came out of that weekend with a statement of position on the subject that you can find here.

From the statement: We came as diverse groups representing environmental justice organizations to engage in productive dialogue on the climate and environmental justice implications, questions, and concerns related to carbon management strategies currently being funded and promoted by the federal government and industries. Much of the conversation and questions focused on concerns related to industrial carbon removal in the form of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Carbon Capture Storage and Utilization (CCUS), hydrogen fuels, and Direct Air Capture (DAC), among others. We write to express the deep concerns and reflections that came out of these discussions...