The burdens of #ClimateChange change are disproportionately placed on people in poverty
@CecilCorbinMark
@aceee #SummerStudy20
Which includes #buildings
For instance, as @CecilCorbinMark, demonstrates this point with:
Air Conditioning during all time high heat waves.
People in poverty may be inequitably burdened by:
Experiencing a heat wave bc their home does not have an air conditioning unit.
Heat waves can cause:
heat exhaustion,
triggering asthma,
organ damage
In elderly populations, this can result in death.
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&&& A person with an low-efficiency air-conditioning unit will experience an increased utility bill
Think of a window unit - its adaptible & inefficiency. In many homes, this is unavoidable.
Ppl choose b/t the cost of not exp. heat exhaustion & other $ needs
Great talk @CecilCorbinMark, and emphasizing the need for #EnvironmentalJustice lens on buildings, efficiency, and inequitable burden
#SummerStudy20
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