Principles for a Just Transition in Offshore Wind Energy

This includes: Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities, Environmental/Climate Justice communities, and low-income communities in the decision making of these public and private investments to create real and long-term community benefits. [...] Self-Determination in the Consultation Economic Justice and Human Rights: Process: Free and Prior Informed Consent of Environmental Justice (EJ) communities have Indigenous peoples and local historically marginalized experienced a legacy of health disparities for communities is key to measure the impacts and generations from shouldering the disproportionate benefits that a development of this magn. [...] Equitable and free access to information and also create a health and safety hazard in Black, access to justice in environmental matters is key Brown, Indigenous, and low-income communities for full participation in a consultation process. [...] Ensure local businesses are incentivized and such as leasing, call areas, requests for proposal supported to transition into the OSWE supply (RFPs) , and more submitted to the Bureau chain and provide information on timelines, of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and to challenges and opportunities respective State agencies. [...] ports, etc.) as well as the existing local businesses • Installation: Technicians for the installation and local infrastructure, must be key beneficiaries of and port adaptations offshore wind investments and energy and an integral • Maintenance: Wind Technicians for the part of project decision-making.