California Climate & Energy Collaborative

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Priority Area: Meaningful Engagement & Community Driven Decisions
Barrier: Awareness, Education and Language Accessibility

Challenge/Local/State

Description

Local Solution
(Type of Activity: Community Program Implementation )

Use clear, relatable, and visual communication to explain climate and energy concepts. Local governments should translate technical information into plain, human-centered messaging and use visual tools—such as infographics, maps, photos, murals, and storytelling—to connect climate and energy issues to everyday experiences and community priorities.

Existing Examples of Progress: 1. Visual and language-based tools: In Bassett/Avocado Heights, Spanish-speaking communities responded best to pictures, infographics, and descriptive terms rather than literal translations of “amenities” and “energy efficiency.” Murals and multilingual displays (like the water mural in Santa Anita Park) served as effective entry points. 2. COVID-era color-coded risk communication as a model for making complex information understandable to the public.
Region: Los Angeles, Statewide

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