Climate Change

This case study discusses California’s Transformative Climate Communities Program, a grant program to help develop and implement neighborhood-level climate plans that benefit the most vulnerable communities. It provides a background of the program, the potential to help address the environmental and climate justice crisis, and examples to help illustrate Transformative Climate Communities. It also gives an overview of the main principles for a successful program, such as direct and extensive community engagement, equity for the most impacted residents, and investment without displacement.