Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve for climate change. The goal is to catalyze and scale 20 high impact solutions so Georgia can do its part to advance Drawdown -- that point in the future when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Subscribe to the bi-weekly newsletter.

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Energy

How Capturing Landfill Methane Can Strengthen Climate Resilience and Community Equity in Georgia
Climate activist, Eriqah Vincent, sits down with Garry Harris, Managing Director of the Center for Sustainable Communities, to explore why landfill methane capture deserves more attention and how it benefits communities across Georgia.

Environment

How To Improve Energy Efficiency on Campus: An Interview With Iesha Baldwin From Spelman College
Sustainability on college campuses often shows up in visible ways But as this conversation makes clear, some of the most impactful climate solutions live behind the scenes, embedded in facilities decisions, capital projects, and daily operations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Drawdown Georgia Grant Provides Plant-Based Diet Initiative for Seniors in Thomasville, Georgia
Thomasville Community Development Corporation is applying plant-based diet principles to scale their work of improving health outcomes for priority populations in the historic Dewey City neighborhood in Thomasville.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Groundswell's Weatherization Program Helps Energy Burdened Residents Save Money in Southwest Georgia
Residents in Southwest Georgia have found increased thermal comfort and sizeable cost savings through Groundswell's Save On Utilities Long term (SOUL™) Program, with additional funding from Georgia-focused foundations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Westside Passive Cooling Tree Equity Partnership Addresses Tree Equity and Heat Islands in Atlanta
The Westside Passive Cooling Tree Equity Partnership is a community driven model that addresses the impact of tree removal on the energy efficiency of residential buildings within the Westside Lead Superfund Site. Drawdown Georgia's funding collaborative is supporting the work.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Green Job Apprenticeships Offer Residents of Atlanta's Marginalized Communities a Leading Edge
Four pre-apprentices complete certification to start 6-month apprenticeships in solar installation in a pilot program offered by Sustainable Georgia Futures, funded by a cohort of Georgia focused foundations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Athens Land Trust Turns Energy Burdens Into Energy Opportunities
Athens Land Trust received a two year grant for energy efficiency improvements and workforce development programs in previously disinvested neighborhoods in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Addressing Energy Burdens and Promoting Energy Equity in Gwinnett County, Georgia
A funding collaborative of family foundations funded a two-year grant to to expand access to healthy, affordable, and and low-emission housing for vulnerable, BIPOC, low-income, and low-wealth community members in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

Environment

Georgia Reduces Carbon Intensity of Its Economy by Two-Thirds Since 2005, Even as GDP and Population Grew Significantly
Georgia has made major progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions over the past two decades, even as its economy more than doubled and its population added nearly 2.5 million people.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Community Farmers Markets Address Food Waste and Food Security With a Drawdown Georgia Grant
Community Farmers Markets is avoiding food waste while helping address food sovereignty for families in Atlanta's Title-1 schools, with a two-year Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grant.

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