Drawdown Georgia Higher Ed Success Stories: University of North Georgia

March 2, 2022

One of Georgia Climate Project’s academic partners, the University of North Georgia, has made significant progress towards reducing emissions on the Gainesville campus by developing a new solar panel project. Over the past few years, this solar panel initiative has been led by the President’s Committee on Sustainability at UNG with the help of other students and faculty members, as well as partner organizations. The University of North Georgia is successfully utilizing over 180 solar panels to power newly acquired buildings and to provide electricity to on-campus streetlights and outdoor charging stations. To find out more information, read the latest Drawdown Georgia blog post written by our graduate assistant, Maria Walawender.

Georgia Climate Project announced our Drawdown Georgia Higher Ed initiative this past summer. This project acknowledges that colleges and universities within the state, have the potential to act immediately on a wide variety of Drawdown Georgia solutions. The initial phase of the project aims to highlight what some of our academic partners are already doing to make an impact. To learn more about the initiative, check out Drawdown Georgia’s website!