In a new article in the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, CSDE Affiliate Vince Wang (Real Estate) explores whether community land trusts (CLTs) can systematically enable equitable climate action. Wang and co-author Jason Simpson Spicer surveyed all CLTs in Canada and the United States. A majority of CLTs engage in climate action, with mitigation efforts more prevalent than adaptation, and their rate of action cannot be explained by climate hazard exposure alone. This suggests CLTs can concurrently address economic precarity and climate goals, thereby enabling a “just transition.” However, financial constraints shaped by policy choices mean CLTs engage in climate action less often than they would like, reflecting a simultaneous “double bind” in which they must choose between economic security and climate goals.  This study was supported in part by a CSDE Matching Support Grant.