{"634661":{"#nid":"634661","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Leads Team Effort to Reduce Georgia\u2019s Carbon Footprint","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Economics Chair, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/laura-taylor\u0022\u003ELaura Taylor\u003C\/a\u003E, co-leads the \u0026ldquo;Beyond Carbon\u0026rdquo; team along with Beril Totkay and Michael Oxman, (Scheller College of Business) and David Iwaniec (Georgia State University) as a part of the Georgia Drawdown Project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Drawdown project aims to identify the most promising solutions to significantly reduce Georgia\u0026rsquo;s net carbon emissions by 2030 while providing opportunities for economic development and other social benefits. The Drawdown Georgia project is funded by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.raycandersonfoundation.org\/\u0022\u003ERay C. Anderson Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E. Kim Cobb, who leads the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/globalchange.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGlobal Change Program\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; which is also supported by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation \u0026mdash; believes the project is a perfect fit for Georgia Tech because of its commitment to \u0026lsquo;Progress and Service\u0026rsquo; and to Georgians.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe approach of the \u0026ldquo;Beyond Carbon\u0026rdquo; team involves understanding Georgia\u0026rsquo;s baseline carbon footprint and trends, identifying high-impact 2030 solutions, estimating their carbon reduction potential as well as their costs and benefits, including their impact on societal priorities beyond carbon. These solutions provide an evidence-based pathway for reducing the state\u0026rsquo;s carbon footprint in the next decade using market-ready technologies and practices. Despite its recent start, the project has already identified 21 high-impact 2030 solutions, which are fully described in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cepl.gatech.edu\/projects\/Georgia-Drawdown\u0022\u003Eworking paper\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccess the full story \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-events\/stories\/2020\/4\/georgia-tech-leads-team-effort-reduce-carbon-footprint\/634630\u0022\u003Ehere.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Economics Chair, Laura Taylor, co-leads the \u0026ldquo;Beyond Carbon\u0026rdquo; team along with Beril Totkay and Michael Oxman, (Scheller College of Business) and David Iwaniec (Georgia State University) as a part of the Georgia Drawdown Project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Economics Chair, Laura Taylor, co-leads the \u201cBeyond Carbon\u201d team as a part of the Drawdown Georgia project. 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