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  <title><![CDATA[Tracking (and Activating) Climate Solutions: Electric Vehicles in Georgia]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Georgia Tech&rsquo;s School of Public Policy is organizing a series of seminars to inform the development of a climate solutions tracker for Drawdown Georgia and&nbsp;to assist Business Compact members in their climate action strategies. &nbsp;</p>

<p>We will discuss the following topics:</p>

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	<li>innovative ways to track solution adoption</li>
	<li>places and people in Georgia that are demonstrating progress &nbsp;</li>
	<li>critical infrastructure and enabling policies</li>
	<li>characterizing market adoption and equity issues&nbsp;</li>
	<li>the potential for accelerating adoption&nbsp;</li>
	<li>business and thought leaders who should be consulted &nbsp;</li>
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<h2>Speakers</h2>

<p><strong>Richard Simmons</strong>, director of research and studies of Strategic Energy Institute at Georgia Tech, will discuss &ldquo;Key technological &amp; economic opportunities &amp; challenges faced by EVs in Georgia: charging infrastructure, grid demands, &amp; environmental impacts.&rdquo; &nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Anne Blair</strong>, policy director of Electrification Coalition, will discuss &ldquo;Georgia&#39;s EV landscape and implications and opportunities of recent federal laws &amp; state actions on Georgia&#39;s electric transportation future.&rdquo; &nbsp;</p>

<p>Moderated by <strong><a href="https://iac.gatech.edu/people/person/marilyn-a-brown">Marilyn A. Brown</a>,</strong> Regents&#39; Professor in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology.</p>

<p>Join online at:&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/TransportEV">https://bit.ly/TransportEV</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="mailto:mcha39@gatech.edu">mcha39@gatech.edu</a></p>
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