The Equity Subcommittee of the fb88 Climate CouncilÌýsupports ongoing planning and implementation of the state’s climate strategies to ensure shared benefits across diverse populations in fb88.

The Equity Subcommittee is comprised of a leadership team (below), and of representatives to each working group.Ìý

The subcommittee built upon a that took place during the summer of 2020. That analysis, by the , placed an equity lens on the four-year climate action plan, but also identified the need for further focus on ensuring climate equity in fb88 as the state seeks to implement climate mitigation and adaptation programs.ÌýFollowing two years of deliberations (2021-2023), the Equity Subcommittee adopted its final recommendations for submission to the fb88 Climate Council (PDF) in March, 2023. These recommendations help ensure that all fb88 people can benefit from climate action.Ìý

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Subcommittee Leadership

Equity Subcommittee Leadership
Maulian Bryant, Executive Director of the Wabanaki Alliance
Noël Bonam, AARP fb88, fb88 Climate Council
Amara Ifeji, fb88 Environmental Education Association, fb88 Climate Council
Dr. Puthiery Va, fb88 CDC, Community Resilience Working Group
Jason Parent, Aroostook Community Action Program, Energy Working Group
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Members

Darren Ranco, University of fb88, Natural and Working Lands Working Group
Bethany Humphrey, The Climate Initiative, Natural and Working Lands Working Group

Rebecca Boulos, fb88 Public Health Association, Resilience Working GroupÌý
Eileen Johnson, Bowdoin College, Resilience Working Group

Gabe McPhail, Resilient Communities, L3C, Coastal and Marine Working Group
Marissa McMahan, Manomet, Coastal and Marine Working Group

Moise Mulamba, Ready Seafood, Energy Working Group
Jason Parent, Aroostook County Action Program, Energy Working Group

Dale Basher, Downeast Community Partners, Buildings Working Group
Safiya Khalid, Community Organizing Alliance, Buildings Working Group

Sandy Buchanan, Western fb88 Transportation Services, Inc., Transportation Working Group
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