News GCC welcomes Melissa Birchard as Mitigation Program Director The Georgetown Climate Center is delighted to welcome Melissa Birchard as the Mitigation Program Director. Melissa will lead GCC’s clean energy and climate change mitigation team, overseeing GCC’s work to support...August 28, 2024
News Issue Brief | Decarbonizing Healthcare: Clean Energy Projects under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Overview With its recent announcement of grant awards to eight financial entities under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set in motion an historic new initiative...July 31, 2024
News Decarbonizing Health Care: New Policies Can Build Markets for Low-Carbon Supply Chains Health care delivery organizations (HDOs) like hospitals and clinics occupy a unique space in the fight against climate change – taking care of people exposed to the health risks of climate impacts, while taking steps...June 28, 2024
News Summary for Policymakers | Unlocking Equitable Access to Grants Options for Federal Policymakers to Improve Matching Fund Requirements This is a Summary for Policymakers of a longer report released by GCC. Read the full report here. As federal policymakers award grant funds to...May 9, 2024
News Report: Low-Carbon Transportation Policies Can Reduce Health Care Emissions and Benefit Local Communities Hospitals, clinics, and other facilities that serve patients – also known as healthcare delivery organizations (or HDOs) – are pivotal players in the fight against climate change. They care for individuals impacted...February 8, 2024
News Sept. 20 | NY Climate Week Side Event: Potential for Linking New York State Cap & Invest with Other Programs You are invited to join a learning session to inform New York State's development of an economy-wide cap-and-invest program to reduce climate pollution, Sept. 20 during New York's Climate Week. Organized in partnership...September 19, 2023
News Learning Sessions to Inform New York's Development of an Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program As New York State works to develop the regulations to implement its groundbreaking economy-wide climate pollution reduction program, Georgetown Climate Center, Columbia's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, and...August 25, 2023
News GCC submits comments developed with input from climate leadership states on US EPA power plant emissions standards Letter reflects state support for standards that reduce climate pollution & identifies improvements to proposed rule Georgetown Climate Center (GCC) today submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental...August 8, 2023
News Report | Energy Policies are Key to Helping Health Care Delivery Organizations Meet Ambitious Emissions Commitments Health care delivery organizations – hospitals, clinics, and other institutions that provide health care services to patients – occupy a unique position in the climate fight: they care for people whose health is...April 12, 2023
News GCC welcomes National Climate Advisor to Georgetown Law Campus On Friday, February 17, Georgetown Climate Center was honored to welcome White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi to the Georgetown Law Campus to present a progress report on climate action in the first two years...February 17, 2023
