In the United States, same-sex couples are more likely to face the threat of climate change than heterosexual couples. new report From the advocacy of the progressive UCLA School of Law.
“Same-sex couples are more likely to live in areas with poor infrastructure and less access to resources, making them more vulnerable to natural disasters and other climate change responses,” the report, written by data analyst Lindsey Mahowald, said. “We are not ready to adapt or adapt.” said Senior Fellow Ali Shaw.
As a result, lawmakers and disaster relief service providers have made it clear that “disaster relief is available without discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression,” including access to HIV medications and financial support for LGBTQ+ individuals and families. “ensure that it is implemented.” Researchers suggested they would be forced to leave their homes.
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“Policies that alleviate discriminatory housing practices and provide economic relief to LGBT people will strengthen the resilience of these communities to climate change,” the report states.
UCLA, which supports progressive research on several topics, uses the U.S. Census and federal climate data from NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to present a “geographical analysis” of the risks posed to LGBTQ+ couples. The risk data was used to create a report for April 2024.
The researchers also believe that federal and local surveys like the U.S. Census should “increase the scope and granularity of information available about LGBT people, including assessing climate risks,” as well as broader sexual orientation. and suggests that measures should be expanded to include gender identity.
Gay couples disproportionately live in coastal and urban areas, making them more vulnerable to certain risks, the researchers argued. Of the 15 counties with the highest percentages of same-sex couples, all are located in coastal or urban areas, the study said.
“This indicates that LGBT people in same-sex couples are more likely to live in areas with large impermeable surface areas, high housing densities, and low infrastructure,” the report said. There is.
Several organizations and government departments in California have been warning about the so-called link between inadequate housing and climate change for the past decade. Housing California, a prominent organization that advocates for greater access to affordable housing and eradicates “housing inequity,” says climate change is causing “floods and wildfires to destroy homes and destroy entire communities. If destroyed, it could increase homelessness and housing insecurity by displacing thousands of families.
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UCLA School of Law says same-sex couples are at higher risk from the threat of climate change. (Fox News Digital)
of California Department of Housing and Community Development It also suggests that if people have affordable housing options near their workplaces, they can “spend less time commuting and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
In 2022, the Center for American Progress authored a report titled “How Environmental and Climate Injustice Affects the LGBTQI+ Community.”
That same year, EarthDay.org also published an article titled “How Climate Change Is Impacting the LGBTQ+ Community.” According to its website, the nonprofit is “the largest recruitment agency for the environmental movement, working with more than 150,000 partners in more than 192 countries to drive positive action for the planet.” It is said that
Meanwhile, tackling climate change is already an ambition of the federal government and could come at a cost to taxpayers.This week, Biden announced the so-called American Climate Change Corpsa program that plans to “mobilize” tens of thousands of Americans for conservation and environmentally friendly projects nationwide.
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President Biden launched America’s Climate Change Corps this week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The program is part of broader actions the White House announced Monday to commemorate Earth Day.In addition to the U.S. Climate Corps announcement, the White House advertised recent regulations It announced that it would close off 13 million acres of federal land from future oil drilling and provide $7 billion in subsidies, mostly to state-level solar power projects.
“Here’s the bottom line: President Biden has launched the most ambitious land and water conservation plan in U.S. history,” White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory told reporters during a call about the administration’s Earth Day actions. “It was,” he said. “And he’s done that, already establishing himself as one of the nation’s strongest conservation chairs.”
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The White House says the unit’s overarching goal is to help all Americans “find jobs that tackle the climate crisis while gaining the skills needed for the clean energy and climate resilient workforce of the future.” He said it was to make it easier. He also added that the first units of the American Climate Change Corps are scheduled to deploy in June 2024.
Fox News Digital asked the White House whether Biden plans to provide more federal funding for the convergence of LGBTQ+ and climate change research, but did not receive a response by press deadline.
FOX News’ Thomas Catenacci contributed to this report.
