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Are There Trade-offs Between Decarbonization in the Power Sector and Affordability?

Are There Trade-offs Between Decarbonization in the Power Sector and Affordability?

Affordability and climate action are often pitted against one another, but public ownership and market controls can secure energy price stability and bring down the cost of living.
7 May, 2026 • Kristina Karlsson
In the News
Contractors install solar panels at the Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex in Rodeo, California, US, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Phillips 66's San Francisco refinery, which for years manufactured products like gasoline and jet fuel, is now producing only renewable fuels and is partially powered by solar energy. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Climate Action and Affordability Are Not Opposed

A renewable energy transition doesn’t have to mean higher prices for consumers. On the contrary: if managed well, it could actually offer lower energy prices.
7 May, 2026 • jacobin.com
In the News
As household bills soar, is it time for a ‘working-class climate agenda’?

As household bills soar, is it time for a ‘working-class climate agenda’?

Proposal from group that worked with AOC and Bernie Sanders seeks to counter claim that climate policy is politically toxic
5 May, 2026 • theguardian.com
In the News
The Green New Deal has evolved. Now it’s all about ‘affordability.’

The Green New Deal has evolved. Now it’s all about ‘affordability.’

A new "working-class climate agenda" seeks to provide economic relief and tackle global warming at the same time.
21 Apr, 2026 • grist.org
White Paper
Stop Greed, Build Green:  A Working Class Climate Strategy

Stop Greed, Build Green: A Working Class Climate Strategy

The US is staring down deepening cost-of-living and climate crises. A framework that focuses on immediate relief, robust regulation, state capacity, and massive investment can move us towards a stable, green economy that works for everyone.
15 Apr, 2026 • Patrick Bigger, Johanna Bozuwa, Rithika Ramamurthy, Rakeen Mabud, Matt Haugen, Kristina Karlsson, Daniel Aldana Cohen, Winston Yau, Thea Riofrancos, Ruthy Gourevitch
Press Release
Climate and Community Institute Launches Working Class Climate Agenda

Climate and Community Institute Launches Working Class Climate Agenda

New York, NY: As the US faces a cost-of-living crisis and an escalating climate crisis, the need for bold solutions that can take on both in tandem is more urgent than ever.
15 Apr, 2026
Agenda
A drone footage view of solar panels

Stop Greed, Build Green: A Working Class Climate Agenda

It’s time for a fresh path forward. We are staring down an ever deepening climate crisis and a cost-of-living crisis that has been harming people for decades.
15 Apr, 2026 • Climate and Community Institute
Overview
The Overview

The Overview

The United States is staring down both a cost-of-living and a climate crisis. We need a working class climate agenda that brings down costs, rebuilds the government, and remakes the economy to actually deliver for working class people.
15 Apr, 2026 • Climate and Community Institute, Climate and Community Institute
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A New Era of Manufacturing for Public Good: The Case for the California Grid Manufacturing Initiative

California has a grid problem. The California Grid Manufacturing Initiative (AB 2516) would address accelerating climate change and the rising cost of living by proactively planning ahead to avert supply chain crunches that burden ratepayers and slow the green transition.
6 Apr, 2026 • climateandcommunity.org
Substack
Affordability and Climate Action Don’t Have to be Opposites

Affordability and Climate Action Don’t Have to be Opposites

Centrist pollsters keep treating climate like a siloed issue. Voters know better.
12 Feb, 2026 • substack.com
Substack

Saying the Climate Part Out Loud

Last week’s election showed sweeping victories for Democrats across the country. Democrats won on platforms of affordability, fights against Trump cuts, and visions of a better future. While few high profile candidates ran on climate-first platforms, climate still played a big role not only in the context in which politicians ran but also in the proposals they put forward.
12 Nov, 2025 • substack.com
In the News
The Growing Fight for Green Economic Populism

The Growing Fight for Green Economic Populism

In Chicago and across the country, unions and progressive leaders are implementing policies to address the climate crisis while improving working people’s lives.
5 Aug, 2025 • inthesetimes.com
In the News
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 19: Mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, visits the Recess Juneteenth Kickball tournament on June 19, 2025 in the borough of Brooklyn in New York, New York. A community organization, Recess, hosts a kickball league that starts on the Juneteenth holiday that mixes culture, party and sports. (Photo by Stephanie Keith 100584/Getty Images)

Zohran Mamdani Is Proposing Green Abundance for the Many

The New York City mayoral campaign of Zohran Mamdani is focused on lowering the cost of living. It can serve as a blueprint for progressives seeking to embed climate action in real improvements for working peoples’ everyday lives.
6 Jun, 2025 • jacobin.com
In the News
Biden Left Us With a ‘Prius Economy.’ It’s Time for Something Different.

Biden Left Us With a ‘Prius Economy.’ It’s Time for Something Different.

In the lead-up to the November election, Donald Trump threatened to “terminate” President Biden’s signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, calling it the “Green New Scam.” Whether or not he kills the law, he is committed to slowing America’s transition from fossil fuels to clean energy — and few Americans seem concerned.
7 Jan, 2025 • nytimes.com