Lessons from Redlining: How We Can Prevent Climate-Driven Insurance Discrimination
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As homeowners’ insurance companies and lenders increasingly factor climate risk into their business strategies, communities may see a resurgence of racial and economic exclusion that mimics redlining. But our hands aren’t tied—we can do something about it. Monica Palmeira, associate director for economic equity at The Greenlining Institute, reads, "Lessons from Redlining: How We Can Prevent Climate-Driven Insurance Discrimination," an op-ed she co-wrote with Sharon Cornelissen, the director of housing at the Consumer Federation of America. Read the op-ed at https://shelterforce.org/2025/10/14/lessons-from-redlining-how-we-can-prevent-climate-driven-insurance-discrimination/
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