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Issue Brief | How Community-Based Air Quality Monitoring Can Make Climate Policy More Equitable
By James Bradbury & Emma Cross Community tour of an air quality monitoring station. (Image from Mecklenburg County) The passage of the federal Inflation Reduction Act[ref...
June 1, 2023
Fact Sheet: U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization
Fact sheet developed by GCC for state officials summarizing the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization
April 5, 2023
Executive Summary When it comes to deciding how to spend funds from federal transportation programs, state policymakers — including department of transportation (DOT) officials and state lawmakers — have a...
February 23, 2023
The U.S. has seen a historic influx of federal funding for improving America's transportation systems, especially through the $1.2 billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). In a new issue brief, “Flexible Federal...
February 21, 2023
Issue Brief: Estimating the Greenhouse Gas Impact of Federal Infrastructure Investments in the IIJA
The bipartisan federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act represents a historic investment in the underpinnings of our economy, especially when it comes to transportation. GCC is sharing this new analysis to help understand how these investments could help or hinder state and federal GHG reduction goals.
December 21, 2021
Memo: Opportunities for Climate-Related State Investments
This memorandum provides an overview of funding available to states in the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, and potentially available in the Build Back Better Act, for climate-related investments along with key considerations for states that wish to take full advantage of this historic opportunity.
December 20, 2021
Issue Brief | Estimating the Greenhouse Gas Impact of Federal Infrastructure Investments in the IIJA
Executive Summary By any measure, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),[ref title=""]Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684, 117th Congress (2021)...
December 16, 2021
Low-Carbon Transportation Policy Options for the Commonwealth of Virginia
To inform ongoing conversations among stakeholders and government officials in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Georgetown Climate Center commissioned analysis by Greenlink Analytics to model a variety of low-carbon transportation policy options. The modeling estimates potential benefits and costs from 2022 to 2040 that could result from these policies, including projected reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants and effects on jobs, GDP, and public health.
May 25, 2021
GCC Comments to FHWA on revisions to the MUTCD
May 14, 2021
Towards Equitable and Transformative Investments in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
The electrification of cars, trucks, and buses is an important strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution, and can lead to cleaner air and healthier communities. As federal policymakers develop infrastructure and climate legislation to create jobs and spur economic recovery, the Georgetown Climate Center and M.J. Bradley & Associates have released Towards Equitable and Transformative Investments in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, to inform federal investments in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Investments in EV charging present opportunities to advance equity and environmental justice, spur job creation, build the clean energy economy, and address the climate and public health crises facing the United States.
March 18, 2021
