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To get to zero by 2050, Georgia must cut climate pollution by 5.4 million metric tons of C02 equivalent a year.

Emissions in Georgia

Million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) emissions

We can do it. Here's how.

CO2 Equivalent Emissions in Georgia by Source
🏭 Other: 21%🔌 Power: 34%🚗 Transport: 37%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    🏠 Buildings

    8% of emissions in Georgia comes from buildings.

    🏭 Other: 21%🔌 Power: 34%🚗 Transport: 37%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    Mostly from different types of heating.

    Gas furnace, gas water heater, gas stove

    80% of the pollution of your typical home comes from heating your space, water, and food.

    To stop this pollution, we need to replace our furnaces with electric heat pumps, electrify our water heaters, and cook with induction and electricity instead of gas.

    Electric heat pump, electric water heater, induction stove

    There are 4.0 million buildings in Georgia and 52% of building systems are already electrified.

    We need to electrify the remaining 1.9 million buildings in Georgia. That's around 69,000 per year.

    Percent of Building Systems electrifiedA chart showing the share of Building Systems that have already been electrified and still based in fossil fuel.51.53% have been electrified, and the remaining 48.47% are fossil fuel based.Building Systems ElectrifiedNot yet

    That will solve 8% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 21%🔌 Power: 34%🚗 Transport: 37%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    🚗 Getting Around

    37% of emissions in Georgia comes from cars, trucks, and planes.

    🏭 Other: 21%🔌 Power: 34%🚗 Transport: 37%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    Mostly from our cars.

    To cut this pollution, if you have a car, your next one needs to be an electric vehicle (EV).

    Or try going car-free with public transit, bikes/e-bikes, or walking if it works for you.

    Gas emitting car being converted to electric car

    There are 3.5 million vehicles in Georgia and 24,000 are already electric (0.7% of the total).

    We need to electrify the remaining 3.5 million vehicles. That's around 125,000 a year.

    Percent of Vehicles electrifiedA chart showing the share of Vehicles that have already been electrified and still based in fossil fuel.0.7% have been electrified, and the remaining 99.3% are fossil fuel based.Vehicles ElectrifiedNot yet

    That will solve another 37% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 21%🔌 Power: 34%🚗 Transport: 37%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    🔌 Power Generation

    34% of emissions in Georgia comes from making power.

    🏭 Other: 21%🔌 Power: 34%🚗 Transport: 37%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    Specifically from coal, gas, and oil plants.

    To cut this pollution, we need to replace all dirty power plants with clean ones (mostly wind and solar).

    We need to replace dirty power plants with clean ones (mostly wind and solar)

    In Georgia we need to close and replace:

    5 coal plants

    Name: Scherer County: Monroe Megawatt Capacity: 3,564 Utility: Georgia Power Co

    Scherer
    Monroe County
    3,564 MW

    Name: Bowen County: Bartow Megawatt Capacity: 3,540 Utility: Georgia Power Co

    Bowen
    Bartow County
    3,540 MW

    Name: Wansley (6052) County: Heard Megawatt Capacity: 1,957 Utility: Georgia Power Co

    Wansley (6052)
    Heard County
    1,957 MW

    Name: McIntosh (6124) County: Effingham Megawatt Capacity: 988 Utility: Georgia Power Co

    McIntosh (6124)
    Effingham County
    988 MW

    Name: Hammond County: Floyd Megawatt Capacity: 953 Utility: Georgia Power Co

    Hammond
    Floyd County
    953 MW

    27 gas plants

    Name: Jack McDonough County: Cobb Megawatt Capacity: 3,447 Utility: Georgia Power Co

    Jack McDonough
    Cobb County
    3,447 MW

    Name: Yates County: Coweta Megawatt Capacity: 1,487 Utility: Georgia Power Co

    Yates
    Coweta County
    1,487 MW

    Name: McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility County: Effingham Megawatt Capacity: 1,377 Utility: Georgia Power Co

    McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility
    Effingham County
    1,377 MW

    Name: Wansley CC (55965) County: Heard Megawatt Capacity: 1,239 Utility: Southern Power Co

    Wansley CC (55965)
    Heard County
    1,239 MW

    Name: Thomas A. Smith Energy Facility County: Murray Megawatt Capacity: 1,192 Utility: Oglethorpe Power Corporation

    Thomas A. Smith Energy Facility
    Murray County
    1,192 MW

    Name: Tenaska Georgia Generating Station County: Heard Megawatt Capacity: 1,099 Utility: Tenaska Georgia Partners LP

    Tenaska Georgia Generating Station
    Heard County
    1,099 MW

    Name: Dahlberg (Jackson County) County: Jackson Megawatt Capacity: 919 Utility: Southern Power Co

    Dahlberg (Jackson County)
    Jackson County
    919 MW

    Name: Washington County Power County: Washington Megawatt Capacity: 796 Utility: SEPG Operating Services, LLC WCP

    Washington County Power
    Washington County
    796 MW

    Name: Talbot Energy Facility County: Talbot Megawatt Capacity: 726 Utility: Oglethorpe Power Corporation

    Talbot Energy Facility
    Talbot County
    726 MW

    Name: Edward L Addison Generating Plant County: Upson Megawatt Capacity: 701 Utility: Southern Power Co

    Edward L Addison Generating Plant
    Upson County
    701 MW

    ...and 17 more

    11 oil plants

    Name: McManus County: Glynn Megawatt Capacity: 704 Utility: Georgia Power Co

    McManus
    Glynn County
    704 MW

    Name: Allen B Wilson Combustion Turbine Plant County: Burke Megawatt Capacity: 318 Utility: Georgia Power Co

    Allen B Wilson Combustion Turbine Plant
    Burke County
    318 MW

    Name: Savannah River Mill County: Effingham Megawatt Capacity: 140 Utility: Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Savannah

    Savannah River Mill
    Effingham County
    140 MW

    Name: Walton Bainbridge Power Facility County: Decatur Megawatt Capacity: 80 Utility: Walton Bainbridge LLC

    Walton Bainbridge Power Facility
    Decatur County
    80 MW

    Name: Boulevard County: Chatham Megawatt Capacity: 47 Utility: Georgia Power Co

    Boulevard
    Chatham County
    47 MW

    Name: Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay County: Camden Megawatt Capacity: 30 Utility: Kings Bay Naval Base

    Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay
    Camden County
    30 MW

    Name: CNN Center County: Fulton Megawatt Capacity: 13 Utility: Turner Properties Inc

    CNN Center
    Fulton County
    13 MW

    Name: State Farm Support Center East County: Fulton Megawatt Capacity: 11 Utility: State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co

    State Farm Support Center East
    Fulton County
    11 MW

    Name: Emory Decatur Hospital County: DeKalb Megawatt Capacity: 4 Utility: DeKalb Regional Health System

    Emory Decatur Hospital
    DeKalb County
    4 MW

    Name: Emory Hillandale Hospital County: DeKalb Megawatt Capacity: 3 Utility: DeKalb Regional Health System

    Emory Hillandale Hospital
    DeKalb County
    3 MW

    Name: Sun Trust Plaza County: Fulton Megawatt Capacity: 2 Utility: Sun Trust Plaza Associates LLC

    Sun Trust Plaza
    Fulton County
    2 MW

    See a map of dirty power plants in the US

    ...and help those workers find good jobs.

    But wait! Remember how we electrified all cars and buildings?

    Our machines don't pollute now, because they run on electricity!

    But that means we need to make more power for those new electric machines - twice as much power as we make now!

    And all of it needs to be clean power!

    So to cut the climate pollution from our power, cars, and buildings we need to INSTALL 10,000 MWs of wind and 12,000 MWs of solar.

    Since Georgia already has 591 megawatts of solar power generation and 0 megawatts of wind power generation, that's 355 Megawatts of wind capacity AND 391 Megawatts of solar capacity a year we need to build.

    Percent to Needed ElectrificationA chart showing the share of Solar and Wind capacity that has already been installed and rest to be installed. We are 5% of the way to what we need to be carbon neutral by 2050.Solar & Wind MWs InstalledRemaining to Install

    That will solve another 34% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 21%🔌 Power: 34%🚗 Transport: 37%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    🏭 Other Emissions

    The last 21% of emissions in Georgia comes other sources

    🏭 Other: 21%🔌 Power: 34%🚗 Transport: 37%🏠 Buildings: 8%

    This includes industry, landfills, and farming.

    There's no one solution to solve these problems, but there are a lot of great ideas!

    These include:

    • Regenerative agriculture to sequester carbon in soil
    • Composting to reduce landfill methane emissions
    • New techniques for manufacturing CO2 emitting materials, like concrete
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