Drawdown Georgia is a statewide initiative working to catalyze a Georgia beyond carbon. Our road map lays out a vision for scaling Georgia-specific climate solutions in ways that prioritize equity and public health, create jobs, and nurture the natural environment. Our goal is to help Georgians build a new, sustainable future based on our diversity, our ingenuity, and our shared humanity.
About Drawdown Georgia
Drawdown Georgia takes its inspiration from Project Drawdown®, the world’s leading resource for taking action on climate change. Researchers from across our state came together to localize that work, highlighting climate solutions that make the most sense for Georgia: those with a strong track record that are cost-competitive and market-ready. It has grown into a “leader-full” movement, including many partners and funders working to advance climate solutions in Georgia.
We’re building a diverse and inclusive movement to lift up and celebrate our progress on five fronts: transportation, buildings & materials, food & agriculture, electricity, and land sinks.
An Initiative Grounded in Research
Drawdown Georgia is a research-based initiative launched in 2020 that was born from a multi-university collaboration, funded by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. The research was led by Georgia Tech, with partners from Emory University, Georgia State University, and the University of Georgia. The research team released its initial findings in October 2020. That work identified the 20 high-impact climate solutions that put Georgia on a path to advance drawdown–that point in the future when levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline.
With these 20 climate solutions as a roadmap, Drawdown Georgia is bringing together businesses, universities, NGOs, policymakers, and others to join the movement to take us further, faster.
Drawdown Georgia Leadership and Partner Initiatives
Leadership at Drawdown Georgia comes from every part of the state and includes many partners–as well as a growing list of funders–that are all working to advance climate solutions in Georgia. Strategic guidance comes from our Drawdown Georgia Leadership Council.
Drawdown Georgia is also the organizing principle behind several partner initiatives that offer opportunities for Georgians to connect and scale climate solutions at work, on campus, and in communities of faith across the state:
Who is Drawdown Georgia?
We are Georgians – suburban, urban and rural – with diverse challenges who are seeking common solutions to shared goals. We are community and business leaders, policy makers, advocates, innovators, entrepreneurs and municipal officials. We are parents and grandparents who are focused on the future Georgia that our children will inherit. All of us have the power to adopt solutions that will breathe life into Georgia’s future.
Can we come together from across multiple social, geographic, and political perspectives to bring climate solutions home to Georgia? We’re betting on us.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Drawdown Georgia?
Drawdown Georgia is a research-based climate solutions initiative focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Georgia by scaling evidence-based, high-impact solutions across five key sectors: Electricity, Buildings & Materials, Food & Agriculture, Land Sinks, and Transportation.
Funded by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, the initiative is guided by research from leading academic institutions in Georgia and has grown into a “leader-full” movement, including many partners and funders working to advance climate solutions in Georgia.
What does Drawdown mean in relation to carbon reduction?
Drawdown is that point in the future when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Drawdown Georgia provides a state specific road map for how Georgia can do its part.
How do greenhouse gas emissions negatively impact quality of life?
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that is fueling climate change. It is emitted from human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels. Climate change poses significant risks to communities, businesses, and ecosystems in Georgia. Most notably, our state is experiencing climate-related impacts that threaten our economy, our environment and our way of life. The three leading impacts are (1) warming temperatures and heat waves, (2) flooding, storms, and sea-level rise, and (3) droughts and forest fires.
Who leads Drawdown Georgia?
Launched in 2020 with the research team’s initial findings, Drawdown Georgia’s research phase was primarily funded by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and has gained many other funders and stakeholders along the way. The initiative is the result of an ongoing multi-university collaboration led by Georgia Tech, with partners from Emory University, Georgia State University, the University of Georgia, and others.
Is Drawdown Georgia a nonprofit organization?
Drawdown Georgia is an initiative funded by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. While not a standalone 501(c)(3), it is supported by trusted partner organizations committed to science-based climate solutions.