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In this webinar, the speakers will introduce opportunities for solar installation to bring about environmental justice. PRESENTERS TITLE: Brownfields and their Economic and Energy Opportunities SPEAKER: Carrie Martin, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) DESCRIPTION: This presentation will focus on describing brownfields, their impacts on low-income communities, and provide case studies on how they have been transformed to provide low-cost distributed energy to revitalize communities.  https://www.youtube.com/@community-systems/videos TITLE: Brightfields opportunities and challenges SPEAKER: Tansy Massey-Green, RMI DESCRIPTION: Brightfields (or clean energy on brownfields) offer an exciting opportunity to revitalize contaminated sites, meet communities’ clean energy goals, develop a local clean energy workforce, and generate revenue for the community. They come with challenges unique to developing clean energy on contaminated lands, such as required clean up and special design considerations. This presentation will give you an overview of the opportunities, discuss the challenges, and discuss what RMI is doing to support communities in developing brightfields. https://rmi.org/us-program/brightfields-accelerator/ TITLE: Solar for All - Engagement plans for rural communities SPEAKER: Vincent Potter, NC Clean Energy Technology Center Solar for All aims to reduce energy burdens in lower income communities by providing more access to solar electricity. The programs include single-family homes, multifamily dwellings, and community solar facilities to find the best balance of economics and access to reduce consumer costs for electricity. https://energizenc.com/ RECORDINGS: These talks will be recorded and posted to this weblink 7 days after the event: https://www.youtube.com/@NECIwebinar/featured HOST: "CONNECTING CLIMATE to COMMUNITIES" webinar series is hosted by National Extension Climate Initiative (NECI) Curriculum Working Group (CWG).