When a building like Georgia Tech’s Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design goes up, it turns out that it really does have a measurable impact on the pace of green building adoption in the community, according to first-of-its-kind research conducted in the School of Public Policy and School of Economics.
A new paper by NREL, Georgia Tech, and others places cities on the front line of efforts to electrify transportation and integrate EVs with buildings connected to a clean grid. Cities are driving changes principally via wealthier populations often supported by programs financed by raising the electric rates of all customers, resulting in concerns for an equitable transition. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/drRW7A4
Dr. Benjamin Sovacool, a Professor of Energy Policy at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School in the United Kingdom, delivered a virtual lecture focusing on the future of low-carbon source mobility as well as barriers to adoption. Dr. Sovacool's lecture answered three key questions:
On April 7, 2021 the Climate and Energy Policy Lab (CEPL) hosted its second annual climate dialogue -- Solve Climate by 2030. Top climate scientists from around the world are in agreement: we have ten years to curb global warming and mitigate climate change under a 3 degree Celsius temperature rise. Solve Climate by 2030 is an international project started at Bard College to find local and state level solutions to carbon emissions and curb global warming by the year 2030.
Only about 20% of government funding for low-income energy in the U.S. is spent on structural and equipment improvements to housing--80% is spent on bill payment assistance. Going forward, leveraging health care benefits could grow the efficiency funding wedges.
The economics of low-income home weatherization programs could look quite different if health benefits are included. https://lnkd.in/daEqzBV.
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On October 1, 2020, Dr. Marilyn Brown, Garry Harris, and Michael Oxman presented Drawdown Georgia's high impact solutions at the Partnership for Southern Equity's Just Energy Summit. The presentation highlighted the challenges and opportunities related to equitable solutions with a focus on rooftop solar and retrofitting. As part of Drawdown Georgia, the Beyond Carbon Working Group looks at how carbon mitigation solutions intersect and impact public health, equity, jobs, economic growth and the environment.
On June 25th, Dr. Marilyn Brown gave an overview of the methodology and preliminary findings of Drawdown Georgia to the Michigan Public Service Commissioners (MPSC) and a few dozen stakeholders. Brown’s presentation was part of a day spent discussing emerging climate technologies and potential pilot programs for the state of Michigan.
