By: Shiva Patel, Managing Director, Capital Strategy & Market Development In 2024, one in three U.S. households reported forgoing necessities like food and medicine to pay their energy bills. Since then, energy costs have continued to skyrocket due in large part to rising energy demand, aging infrastructure, and rollbacks in federal funding and policies. According […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 2, 2025)—Amir Kirkwood, CEO of the Justice Climate Fund (JCF), issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals panel’s decision on JCF’s Clean Community Investment Accelerator (CCIA) grant: “The appellate court’s decision hurts America’s under-resourced communities, stalling hundreds of American-made clean energy projects across the country. These grants—legally awarded to […]
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By Justice Climate FundPosted on August 13, 2025 Recent federal cuts in climate and clean energy funding and policies have shifted the stakes, upped the urgency, and amplified the demand for affordable, sustainable energy options. Nationally, more than 1 in 3 Americans report having to cut back on necessities—like food and medicine—to pay their utility […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C., August 12, 2025 — The Justice Climate Fund has launched a new partnership with U.S. Green Bank 50 (GB 50), a member-led organization of more than 50 Green Banks across the country focused on advancing clean energy projects in under-resourced communities. GB 50 will support JCF’s work in mobilizing capital, resources, partnerships, and […]
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Justice Climate Fund (JCF) CEO Amir Kirkwood reflects on his one-year anniversary with a video message. We’re investing in under-resourced communities that have historically been left out of the clean energy economy. If you believe in equitable climate solutions and the power of partnership, we invite you to join us. […]
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The Justice Climate Fund (JCF) has received a grant from The Kresge Foundation in support of its work to mobilize capital and resources to fund climate and clean energy solutions in under-resourced communities across the country. The grant provides catalytic funding for JCF’s new investment fund framework, including programs in the West, Midwest and Southeast. […]
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The Justice Climate Fund (JCF) today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction releasing funds related to JCF’s Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) grant contract and the EPA’s attempt to appeal the decision. […]
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