Georgetown Climate Center

11/12/2024

Thank you, Klingenstein Philanthropies! We are honored to receive this generous funding, and look forward to advancing this important work with your support.

Issue Brief | Planning for Equitable EV Charging: A Review of Justice40 Elements in National EV Infrastructure State Plans

10/09/2024

Huge thanks to Enterprise Community Partners for inviting GCC’s Adaptation Director Joshua Saks to deliver keynote remarks at the kickoff session of the Enterprise Mid-Atlantic Climate Resilience Academy yesterday. Speaking to an audience of affordable housing owners, operators and developers from across the Mid-Atlantic region, Josh highlighted the ways climate change is changing the risk of flooding, heatwaves, and extreme weather, and encouraged housing leaders to think of themselves as “PRE-sponders” who can help people and communities prepare for and manage an increasingly perilous climate. “You build the homes for people who need them most,” said Saks. “As climate change makes the world increasingly risky, you provide people with something that every person deserves -- a safe place to call home.”

08/29/2024

How are states incorporating initiatives into their National Electric Vehicle (NEVI) Plans? In a new issue brief, GCC shares findings from our review of NEVI plans from all 50 states, D.C., & Puerto Rico. The analysis builds on the NEVI Equity Dashboard, an interactive tool developed in partnership with NASEO, AASHTO, and Atlas Public Policy. Read the issue brief here:

As states across the country prepare to implement a new round of funding for EV charging infrastructure by updating their National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program plans, Georgetown Climate Center (GCC) reviewed all 52 current plans from U.S. states, D.C., and Puerto Rico and s...

08/22/2024

Georgetown Climate Center is proud to be hosting this important conversation on October 4. Mark your calendars now!

Save the date of Friday, October 4 for a one-day conference, U.S. Climate Heritage in the International Context, sponsored by the ACHP, Georgetown Climate Center, Georgetown Law Center, The American Institute of Architects, Cornell Law School, and Cornell Center for Social Sciences. The full program and registration information will be announced soon.

National Trust for Historic Preservation National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) American Institute for Conservation World Heritage USA NPR

05/09/2024

As federal policymakers award grant funds to implement climate, clean energy, transportation, and other programs, they have opportunities to remove barriers to the distribution of federal resources.

In a newly released report from Georgetown Climate Center -- "Unlocking Equitable Access to Grants: Options for Federal Policymakers to Improve Matching Fund Requirements" -- Grace Gibson, GCC Climate Fellow, and Matthew Goetz, Associate Director of GCC’s Mitigation Program, explore how matching fund requirements present significant barriers for overburdened communities to benefit from these federal programs. Despite the Biden Administration’s Initiative, which aims to distribute 40 percent of federal funding benefits to communities, matching requirements persist as barriers for these communities to obtain federal funding. However, federal agencies have an opportunity to mitigate and, when possible, remove this barrier to increase equitable access to federal grant funding for overburdened communities.

This report offers six recommendations for federal policymakers to remove barriers and increase equitable access to federal funding for overburdened communities, and allow federal agencies to advance environmental justice goals and ensure equitable distribution of resources. Read more here:

As federal policymakers award grant funds to implement climate, clean energy, transportation, and other programs, they have opportunities to remove barriers to the equitable distribution of federal resources. Non-federal match funding requirements – mandates that require grant recipients to contri...

05/01/2024

We're hiring!! The Georgetown Climate Center is seeking experienced and knowledgeable individuals to lead our Mitigation Team as the Program Director and to serve as a Senior Institute Associate. The Mitigation Program Director will provide leadership and strategic direction to GCC's mitigation program, overseeing our extensive body of work on clean energy and strategies to reduce GHG emissions. The Senior Institute Associate will play a leadership role in designing and managing complex projects, presenting to external audiences, conducting outreach, and coordinating with outside partners and contractors. Detailed job descriptions, salary ranges and instructions for applying are on the GCC website here:

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, s*x (inclu...

04/25/2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly finalized standards to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, mercury, and other pollutants from fossil fuel-fired power plants are an important step to fulfill EPA’s responsibility to protect public health and the environment. Coal and natural gas-fired power plants contribute 25% of U.S. emissions of climate-heating carbon pollution. Georgetown Climate Center looks forward to engaging with EPA and state agencies to support implementation of the new rules and ongoing discussions about how best to continue progress toward our greenhouse gas and other pollution-reduction and public health goals.

EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Suite of Standards to Reduce Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants

04/09/2024

We're delighted to co-host a conversation with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Dr. Richard Spinrad, April 30 at Georgetown Law with FOLCS and NOAA. Space is limited, so register today: https://lnkd.in/e4Q7i_RU

is excited to discuss all things climate on April 30 with Dr. Richard Spinrad, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

live in Washington, DC at Georgetown University Law Center.

This event is a special partnership between FOLCS, and Georgetown Climate Center.

Click here to register: https://folcs.networkforgood.com/events/69331-a-conversation-with-noaa-s-dr-richard-spinrad

04/12/2023

NEW ANALYSIS: Health care delivery organizations can help the U.S. meet emissions targets by advancing efforts to decarbonize the electricity that is consumed at their facilities and used to produce thousands of products and services in their supply chains, according to a new report from the Georgetown Climate Center. “Decarbonizing Health Care: Clean Energy Policy Options” focuses on two tracks of energy policies that can help health care delivery organizations meet ambitious emissions targets: policies that reduce direct emissions at their facilities and policies that apply more broadly to the U.S. electric power and commercial buildings sectors. “With a sustained and integrated effort, the health care sector has an opportunity to reduce its own greenhouse gas footprint, improve health and welfare for local communities, and provide leadership for the broader clean energy transition in the U.S. economy,” said GCC’s Joe Kruger. Read the report here: https://bit.ly/HDO1_F

01/31/2023

Fellowship opportunity for JD Class of 2023! GCC is seeking two Justice Fellows to work on our climate mitigation and adaptation law and policy initiatives. We welcome applicants from
Georgetown Law and other institutions. Apply by Feb 15:

The Georgetown Climate Center is seeking two graduating JD students for one-year Georgetown Justice Fellowships. GCC is offering two full-time, paid positions: the Justice Fellow for Mitigation will join GCC’s efforts to support policies that reduce climate change emissions, and the Justice Fellow...

01/23/2023

GCC is pleased to debut our newly revamped website! It's designed to improve readability, accessibility, and mobile compatibility. Stay on top of the latest updates and find your favorite GCC resources, tools, and analyses quicker and more effectively. Check it out at www.georgetownclimate.org