Centering Communities for Justice
Providing critical support and training for frontline community advocates
Meeting the Moment
For too long the most vulnerable communities have faced greater exposure to environmental hazards and energy burdens. Advocates have lacked resources and tools to impactfully engage in regulatory forums dominated by big corporations.
The Climate Center for Energy and Environmental Justice provides critical support and training for frontline communities to strengthen regulatory advocacy skills and build strong partnerships.
Communities can drive policy and outcomes creating a healthy environment where everyone can live, work, and succeed. Together we can meet the moment.
Who We Are
The Climate Center for Energy and Environmental Justice is a nonprofit project partnering with advocates, scholars, and subject-matter experts. We equip communities facing environmental hazards and energy burdens with tools and resources to fully participate in public decision-making. We amplify solutions that center frontline communities to build a healthy environment where all people can live, work, and succeed.
What we Do
Training
Our network of technical and regulatory policy experts helps advocates navigate and effectively engage in the places where critical energy and environmental decisions are made.
Thought Leadership
We provide a convening space for community advocates and allies to collaborate, tackle complex regulatory challenges, and develop forward-focused solutions.
Resilience Tools
We support frontline communities by providing wellness tools and resources designed to strengthen resilience, collective wellbeing, and advocacy readiness.
News
Frontline Communities and Regulatory Power
Montina Cole, Executive Director of the Climate Center for Energy and Environmental Justice, discusses why the Center is “the anti-unicorn Center.” In a wide-ranging discussion, Cole talks about the impetus for the Center, the initial work and vision, and more. Listen…
Navigating the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Advance a Just Future
Executive Director, Montina Cole, serves as instructor for the course, “Navigating the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Advance a Just Future,” offered through The Chisholm Legacy Project’s Black Liberation and Just Transition Institute. View & Apply for…
Leadership
Montina Cole
Founder and Executive Director
Montina Cole brings decades of experience to her role as Executive Director of the Climate Center for Energy and Environmental Justice (Center), grounded in her passionate belief in the power of people to bring change. Cole leads the Center, which provides critical support and training for frontline community advocates. As Principal at Jai Green Consulting, she has worked at the intersections of integrated climate policy, racial equity and resilience, providing clients with holistic tools and solutions for sustainability.
Partners
We team with advocacy organizations, scholars, subject-matter experts, funders and others to support frontline communities.
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The Center for Energy and Environmental Justice is a fiscally sponsored project of Movement Strategy Center, a 501(c)(3) organization