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Georgetown Climate Center heads to Katowice, Poland for COP24

The Georgetown Climate Center will be taking part in the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP24), starting next week in Katowice, Poland. This year's

COP, running from December 3 through 14, represents a pivotal point in the follow-up to the 2015 Paris Agreement, with negotiators working to finalize the "Rulebook" that will govern how countries account for and report their emissions of climate-changing pollution.November 28, 2018

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Transportation and Climate Initiative Listening Session Summary Report Now Available

A report summarizing the public input received at six Transportation and Climate Initiative Listening Sessions is now available.November 14, 2018

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Collective State Comments on Proposed Repeal and Replacement of the Clean Power Plan

Leaders of environmental and energy agencies from a bipartisan group of states have repeatedly opposed the Trump Administration’s efforts to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan and called for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a program that will meaningfully reduce carbon emissions from the power sector, as required by the Clean Air Act.October 31, 2018

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14 States Submit Joint Comments Opposing Clean Power Plan Replacement

A bipartisan group of environmental and energy agency leaders from 14 states today submitted joint comments opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed replacement of the Clean Power Plan, expressing concern for citizen's health and the urgent need for climate action.October 31, 2018

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Georgetown Climate Center receives 2018 Climate and Energy Leadership Award from Metropolitan Council of Governments

Georgetown Climate Center Awarded 2018 Climate and Energy Leadership Award for convening Ward 7 Equity Advisory Group

October 10, 2018

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Incoming Transportation Research Board Chair Vicki Arroyo leads discussion on resilience, sustainability, and path forward

At the 2018 Transportation Resilience Innovations Summit and Exchange (RISE) conference in Denver, Colorado, Vicki Arroyo led a conversation with stakeholders on ways the organization can integrate resilience and sustainability into their research and external outreach.October 10, 2018

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Ward 7 Equity Advisory Group presents community recommendations for climate action in the District of Columbia

On Saturday, Sept. 8, the Far Northeast Ward 7 Equity Advisory Group (EAG) gathered with community members to present recommendations for implementing DC's Climate Ready and Clean Energy Plans. Ward 7 includes neighborhoods in the District facing significant risks from climate change impacts.September 13, 2018

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Transportation and Climate Initiative Welcomes the Commonwealth of Virginia

Virginia joins regional coalition of states working for low-carbon transportation solutionsSeptember 12, 2018

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Georgetown Climate Center Partners on Two Transportation Panels at 2018 Global Climate Action Summit

In conjunction with the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, Georgetown Climate Center is partnering with UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy and others on two events highlighting regional collaboration and the future of low-carbon transportation. The Center's Executive Director Vicki Arroyo will moderate a panel at each session.September 7, 2018

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GCC Asks USEPA, NHTSA for More Public Hearings, Comment Extension for Vehicle Emissions Rollbacks

On September 6, 2018, shortly after USEPA and NHTSA proposed a joint rule to roll-back vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency standards and to rescind the CA waiver, GCC’s Executive Director, Vicki Arroyo, submitted to...September 6, 2018