Climate Curve

Better Life

Org Type

Nonprofit

Year Founded

2023

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How Project Affects Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions:

['Replaces/avoids GHGs (e.g., projects that replace sources of GHGs, such as the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat, transport, or other energy uses)', 'Reduces GHGs (e.g., projects that reduce sources of GHGs, such as through efficiency or other changes in consumption)']

Impact on Underrepresented Groups:

The Eco-Thermal Solar Bus Stop project is intentionally designed to improve daily mobility, safety, and climate resilience for communities that are often overlooked in clean-energy infrastructure investments. Many low-income neighborhoods, rural transit corridors, and communities of color rely heavily on public transportation yet wait at unshaded, overheated, and unsafe bus stops. These conditions disproportionately affect seniors, people with disabilities, youth, and workers who depend on buses as their primary mode of travel.

By integrating solar-powered cooling, shade, lighting, and device-charging into transit shelters, the project reduces heat stress, improves visibility and personal safety, and enhances accessibility for riders with mobility challenges. BetterLife is a youth-led organization committed to including young leaders, women, and community members in project planning, pilot deployment, data collection, and public outreach. Community partners are engaged to help identify priority locations and to ensure that shelter designs reflect local needs and cultural context.

This approach ensures that climate infrastructure is not only a mitigation solution, but also a social-equity intervention that directly improves the lived experience of underserved transit users while building local capacity in climate innovation.

Mission Statement:

Better Life’s mission is to deploy climate-resilient clean-energy infrastructure that improves public health, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and expands equitable access to safe, sustainable mobility for underserved communities.