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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.”

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:

Issue Brief | Planning for Equitable EV Charging: A Review of Justice40 Elements in National EV Infrastructure State Plans - Georgetown Climate Center 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...

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.

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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