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Urban Data Response (UDR) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to enable participatory programs that leverage data to shape public policy for climate justice in cities. We believe that making data open, legible, and usable is a foundational step to addressing climate change and delivering solutions equitably.

For its first project, UDR will help local stakeholders hold large e-commerce retailers, like Amazon, to account for their environmental impact. To start, we will “inventory” advocacy efforts across the country, potential localized impacts of e-comm, and potential solutions or policy actions to mitigate negative climate impact.

Urban Data Response is founded by Arpan Somani and Tara Pham. The organization is fiscally sponsored by Hack Club and has support from Consumer Reports and Clean Mobility Collective.


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