Tenant Protections for Climate Justice

The green transition is here, but tenants are at risk of being left behind. Without strong tenant protections, they could face higher rents, eviction from energy upgrades, or post-disaster price gouging.

A commitment to environmental and climate justice requires a commitment to tenant justice. Tenants are disproportionately lower income and BIPOC. Black and Latino tenants are disproportionately evicted from their homes and face significantly higher energy burdens than white households. Low-income tenants face the highest rent burdens of any group and disproportionately experience rent increases after disasters.

This memo is a resource for climate advocates on what tenant protection policies are, and why they are essential policies to advance as part of our green transition.