MAINE PUBLIC • September 26, 2024
Maine should do a better job engaging low income and disadvantaged people in planning for climate change, according to a new University of Maine study. Poverty concerns should be at the heart of the state's climate strategies, said researchers from the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Many Maine residents struggle with getting basic needs such as food, shelter and jobs, according to the report. Those necessities "are not being met, and the connection between energy/climate solutions and meeting basic needs is not clear," study authors said in a report delivered to the Maine Climate Council.