Houston Residents to Dialogue with National Experts on Climate Change Impacts

The 18-member national Commission seeks to increase the involvement of communities in the climate change debate and will hold a Town Hall meeting next week to hear from local residents on the impact of global warming on Houston’s African American and Hispanic/Latino communities. In addition to climate change and energy policy, the Town Hall meeting will focus on opportunities related to green jobs and green-related employment opportunities, and funding for projects to lessen the progression or impacts of climate change, including weatherization, building efficiency, transportation, alternative energy, and green spaces.

The event is being convened by the Co-Chairs of the Commission, Ralph B. Everett, Esq. and President and CEO of the Joint Center and The Honorable Rodney Ellis, Texas State Senator, District 13. The Town Hall is part of the Joint Center's partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative, an organization established by former President Clinton to help turn ideas into action, and the Commission's own "commitment to action" is to convene a series of regional meetings around the country exploring ways to raise awareness of the impact of climate change on minority communities and to ensure their voices are heard in the process of developing policy solutions.