WFAE: At a North Carolina energy conference, there are calls for climate equity
Policymakers along with business and nonprofit leaders are in Raleigh this week for a conference on North Carolina’s transition to clean energy. While technology and policy are key themes, some speakers want to make sure people of color and low-income residents are not left out.
The two-day State Energy Conference at N.C. State University has sessions on solar and wind power, electric vehicles and how Duke Energy and regulators are drafting plans to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
But one panel focused on the risk that current energy reforms will bring new social inequities. Climate justice activist William Barber … Read More >>