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Huffington Post Op-Ed: Lessons learned from rebuilding New Orleanns

Georgetown Climate Center Executive Director Vicki Arroyo wrote an op-ed published in The Huffington Post about New Orleans' revival after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city 10 years ago. New Orleans' recovery efforts, Arroyo explains, offer lessons for all communities that use federal disaster recovery dollars to rebuild, adapt, and thrive in the aftermath of climate-related disasters--and ideally, to prepare in advance of such events and avoid the most dire consequences.August 27, 2015

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Case Studies in Building Community Resilience

Explore how sub-national jurisdictions (municipalities, states, and special administrative regions) in the United States and China are taking action to build resilience to natural hazards, extreme weather, and climate change with a series of new case studies produced by the Georgetown Climate Center and Georgetown faculty. August 19, 2015

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Clean Power Plan: Summary of the Final Rule

In a recent webinar for state officials, the Georgetown Climate Center provided a summary of EPA’s final Clean Power Plan rule to limit carbon pollution from existing power plants. The video presentation below...August 19, 2015

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Statements on the Clean Power Plan

Below are links to state statements about the Clean Power Plan.  Links will be posted as they become available.   California Gov. Jerry Brown California Secretary for Environmental...August 3, 2015

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Resources to Better Understand the Clean Power Plan, State Actions, and State Responses

On Monday, August 3, the Obama Administration released the final version of the Clean Power Plan, which will reduce carbon pollution from the power sector.   Below are resources for better understanding the final...July 31, 2015

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Fact Sheets, Examples, and Benefits of State Clean Energy Programs

States across the country have been implementing policies to cut carbon pollution from the power sector for years – utilizing many of the same state policies that will be available for use under the Clean...July 31, 2015

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Understanding State Implementation Options Under the Clean Power Plan

Since June 2013, the Georgetown Climate Center has played a leading role in facilitating dialogues with states and power companies about the Clean Power Plan and outlining potential compliance options.  More than...July 31, 2015

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Celebrating Five Years of Success Through the Transportation and Climate Initiative

Five years ago, 11 northeast and mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia launched the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) to develop the clean energy economy and reduce energy use and emissions from the transportation sector.June 9, 2015

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Metro-Boston cities collaborate on climate preparedness

Mayors from fourteen cities in the metropolitan Boston region signed a Metro Boston Climate Preparedness Commitment on May 13, 2015, agreeing to collaborate to prepare the region for the impacts of climate change. The fourteen municipalities will work together to coordinate actions necessary for adapting transboundary critical infrastructure systems, to develop best practices for local governments and policy recommendations for state and federal partners, and to identify funding and investment solutions to take regional action.May 21, 2015

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Put the Power of the Adaptation Clearinghouse to Work for You

Building on years of success, the Adaptation Clearinghouse will introduce exciting new features in the fall of 2015 that will enable other organizations to more easily tap into its power and functionality and to provide...May 11, 2015