Curbing Commercial Energy Use Through Equitable Legislation Design
Jackson Wright
City of New Orleans – Office of Resilience and Sustainability
JACKSON WRIGHT is committed to advancing justice through public policy, especially in the Southern United States. Wright served Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards as part of his policy and legislative team and coordinated Louisiana’s implementation of federal infrastructure investments. Before that, Wright worked in public education in Nashville. Wright holds an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School and a BA in Public Policy Studies from the University of Chicago.
Project
The City of New Orleans is actively addressing greenhouse gas emissions by targeting building energy efficiency, with a successful 23% reduction in energy use in its facilities from 2018-2021. Partnering with FUSE, the City aims to extend these efforts to private buildings through a comprehensive ordinance focusing on benchmarking, disclosure, and reducing energy use in commercial and multi-family structures. Starting in April 2024, FUSE Executive Fellow Jackson Wright will conduct a listening tour, engage stakeholders, and draft the ordinance, aligning with the City’s 2022 Climate Action Plan and fostering a sustainable, economically beneficial, healthier future for New Orleans.