Gay couples are more likely to face the threat of climate change than straight couples in the US, a new report From the claims of the progressive UCLA School of Law.
“Same-sex couples are more likely to live in communities with poor infrastructure and less access to resources. Therefore, they are less likely to respond and adapt to natural hazards and other climate disruptions,” said the report, written by data analyst Lindsay Mahowald. Are less prepared for.” And senior partner Ari Shaw said.
Thus, lawmakers and disaster relief service providers should “ensure that disaster relief is accessible and administered without discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression,” including access to HIV medications and financial assistance. . LGBTQ+ individuals and families The researchers suggested whether they should be displaced from their homes.
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“Policies that reduce discriminatory housing practices and provide economic relief to LGBT people will strengthen the resilience of these communities climate events“The report said.
UCLA – which supports progressive research on a range of topics – used US Census and federal climate risk data from NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in April to show a “geographic breakdown” of the risks posed to LGBTQ+ couples. Prepared the report for 2024.
The researchers also suggest that federal and local surveys such as the US Census should expand their measures to include broader sexual orientation and gender identity “to increase the scope and rigor of information available on LGBT people, including climate risk assessments.” For.”
The researchers claimed that same-sex couples are disproportionately located in coastal areas and cities, making them more vulnerable to certain threats. Among the 15 counties with the highest ratio same sex couplesAll are in coastal or urban areas, the study said.
“This suggests that LGBT people in same-sex couples are more likely to live in places with larger impervious surface areas, higher housing density and lower infrastructure,” the report said.
Many organizations and government departments in California have warned about the purported link between inadequate housing and climate change over the past decade. Housing California, a leading organization that supports greater access to affordable housing and curbs “housing injustice”, claims that climate change could increase homelessness and housing insecurity “by displacing thousands of families when floods and wildfires “Fires destroy homes and destroy entire communities.”
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The UCLA School of Law says same-sex couples are at greater risk from the dangers of climate change. (Fox News Digital)
California Department of Housing and Community Development It also suggests that when people have more affordable options for housing closer to their jobs, “they can spend less time commuting and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.”
In 2022, the Center for American Progress wrote 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 affects the LGBTQ+ community.” According to its website, the nonprofit is the world’s “largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 150,000 partners in more than 192 countries to take positive action for our planet.”
Meanwhile, climate change initiatives are already a federal ambition that could cost taxpayers. This week, Biden officially launched the so-called US Climate CorpsA program that set out to “mobilize” thousands of Americans for conservation and eco-friendly projects across the country.
President Biden launched the US Climate Corps this week. (AP Photo/Ivan Vucci)
The event is part of a broader set of activities launched by the White House on Monday to celebrate Earth Day. In addition to the US Climate Corps announcement, the White House Cited recent rules Blocked 13 million acres of federal lands from future oil drilling and unveiled $7 billion in grants primarily for state-level solar projects.
“Here’s the bottom line: President Biden put forth the most ambitious land and water conservation agenda in American history,” Brenda Mallory, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, told reporters during a call about the administration’s Earth Day actions. “And he is already cementing his legacy as one of the nation’s strongest conservation presidents.”
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The White House said the CORE’s overarching goal is to make it easier for any American “to find work while gaining the skills needed for the clean energy and climate resilience workforce of the future.” It said the first class of the US Climate Corps will be deployed in June 2024.
Fox News Digital contacted the White House and asked whether biden There are plans to provide more federal funding for the intersection of LGBTQ+ and climate change research, but no response was received by press deadline.
Fox News’ Thomas Catenacci contributed to this report.
