Justice in 100 Case Studies Beta Version October 2021

The Initiative for Energy Justice’s Justice in 100 Case Studies (Beta Version) is now available.

The Case Studies apply the questions and worksheet in the Justice in 100 Scorecard to independently evaluate 100% clean/renewable energy laws across ten jurisdictions. The Case Studies include: 1) a brief summary of each jurisdiction’s score and evaluation, 2) a one-page summary scorecard for each jurisdiction’s performance in each of the Justice in 100 metric categories, and 3) a detailed worksheet further explaining the methodology for each score. 

Research for the Case Studies consisted of several iterative cycles of legislative analysis and scoring, interspersed with interviews and feedback. After producing initial draft scores, we spent four months growing our partner network, connecting with frontline community organizations and advocacy groups in all ten jurisdictions. During this time, we hosted fourteen calls with thirty-three individuals, receiving written and verbal feedback on the structure and content of our analysis. Upon integrating feedback and additional analysis, we completed the beta report in October 2021.

Following the release of the beta version, we conducted an intensive community feedback process to gather additional input. Over fifty individuals around the country participated and provided verbal and written feedback. Participants included environmental justice advocates, indigenous community activists, mainstream environmental organizations, regulators, students, and others. We are currently processing reviewer feedback and plan to release a final version of the report later this year.