Articles about Climate Change

Drawdown Georgia Announces $1.2 Million in New Climate Solutions & Equity Grants

Six two-year grants of $100,000 per year have been awarded to: Community Farmers Markets, Concerned Citizens of Cook County, ECO-Action, Groundswell, Mothers & Others for Clean Air, and Sustainable Georgia Futures.

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NextGen Committee Grants $94,000 to Women’s Earth Alliance for Reforestation Efforts in Indonesia and Kenya

The Foundation’s NextGen Committee has awarded a $94,000 grant to Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) for two of their Women in Forests programs in Indonesia and Kenya.

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How To Reduce, Reuse, And Recycle: A New Toolkit From Drawdown Georgia

Drawdown Georgia’s “How to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” Toolkit explains the benefits of recycling and reducing waste at home, answers common questions about how to make sure the materials you place in your recycling actually get recycled, and offers creative ways to reduce and reuse more at home, too.

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Drawdown Georgia Funders and Advisors Present at Philanthropy Southeast's Annual Meeting

Funders and advisors from the Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grants program shared best practices at the Philanthropy Southeast Annual Meeting in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Truly Living Well In Atlanta Through Urban Agriculture And Composting

Truly Living Well, Think Green Inc. and Historic Westside Gardens are addressing food injustice and improving lives in West Atlanta communities through education and access around urban agriculture and composting.

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Serenbe Paves Georgia's First Residential Rubber-Modified Asphalt Project.

Net-zero partnership diverts nearly 1,300 scrap tires from landfills.

Serenbe, in collaboration with The Ray, Baldwin Paving and Liberty Tire, announces a first of its kind construction paving project using Liberty Tire’s SmartMIX™ to pave Serenbe’s newest neighborhood, Overlook. In line with The Ray's net-zero mission, the use of Liberty Tire's SmartMIX™ technology has helped divert 1,291 tires from Georgia's landfills, integrating them into pavement and actively contributing to waste reduction and resource circularity.

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Drawdown Georgia Introduces Solved! Climate Solutions Game

The Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions Game is a new interactive resource that offers students and organizations the chance to network and connect while learning about high-impact climate solutions.

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Register Now: Climate + Equity in Georgia: How Do We Get This Right?

Join us for a powerful, in-person conversation that will explore the many ways that Georgians can--and already are--working to ensure that we all have access to the environmental, economic, and health benefits associated with advancing climate solutions in our state.

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New solar microgrid trailer to bring light to the darkness during disaster response

Atlanta groups unite to build solar power trailers for sustainable emergency relief

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The Ray and Geotab ITS Partner to Launch Freight Electrification Clinic

The Ray, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing net-zero transportation and energy infrastructure, has partnered with Geotab Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to showcase how aggregate data analysis can efficiently and effectively position zero-carbon fueling stations for medium and heavy-duty trucks for success, across the nation.

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