On Earth Day, President Biden kicked off a two-day Leaders Summit on Climate in which New Orleans Mayor, LaToya Cantrell presented the work taking place in the Climate Action Equity Project, a partnership of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, City of New Orleans, and the Greater New Orleans Foundation. Our project brings together community-based organizations to recommend and implement climate action that tackles entrenched inequities in our city.

Click here to view the roundtable discussion”Climate Action at All Levels,” in which Mayor Cantrell highlights the Climate Action Equity Project.

Check out our report, Taking Steps Together on Equity & Climate Change: A Report by and for New Orleanians