For the last decade, frontline communities have been building out innovative, community-led climate solutions grounded in justice, equity, and sustainability — from community-owned solar and relocalized food systems to worker cooperatives and regenerative finance mechanisms. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the creation of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, we are in a rare, catalyst moment that has the power to jumpstart the regenerative economy, transform impacted communities, and support visionary community-led projects. That is why ten climate justice and regenerative finance groups with more than 150 members and hundreds of years of combined experience, expertise, and trusting relationships with impacted communities, came together to co-create the emergent Regenerative Economies Network. Community-led projects grounded in justice and equity simultaneously reduce emissions, build community wealth, maximize community benefits, and demonstrate scale and impact in new and innovative ways. However, without coordination and bottom-up community accountability, these monies will be captured by corporations and large-scale, top-down approaches that will not address the root causes of the climate crisis and that continue to leave out marginalized communities. Join the Regenerative Economies Network on Thursday, September 21 from 2-4 PM ET for a webinar to learn about a transformative approach to non-extractive lending that will catalyze lasting community impact and integrate grassroots solutions into the implementation of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

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