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GLIMPSE Project: Supporting air and climate decision making in Georgia
Citation:
Sheckler, Kelly A. AND Dan Loughlin. GLIMPSE Project: Supporting air and climate decision making in Georgia. Briefing for staff of Senators Ossoff and Warnock and Representative Bishop of GA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, March 09, 2022.
Impact/Purpose:
Stakeholders in Georgia are interested in exploring strategies that will help the state meet national ambient air quality standards over the coming decades. Strategies of interest include promoting energy efficiency, renewable electricity, and electrification of transportation. The purpose of this presentation is for Region 4 staff to convey the proposed project's objectives, background, and expected results to staff for Representative Bishop and Senators Ossoff and Warnock. In addition to the these Congressmen, stakeholders of this project potentially include the Middle Georgia Clean Air Coalition, a partner in the EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standard's ADVANCE program.
Description:
This presentation describes a project being proposed by EPA Region 4's Air and Radiation Division and its College and Underserved Partnership Program, as well as the EPA Office of Research and Development. In the project, Adam Friedman, an air quality modeler in Region 4, and Dan Loughlin, a scientist in the EPA Office of Research and Development will train one or more students at Fort Valley University or Mercer University to use GLIMPSE. Supervised by their university advisor, these students will explore a range of clean energy scenarios, evaluating their impacts on end points such as energy use, air pollutant emissions, and greenhouse gas emissions. Scenarios to be examined include increases in renewable electricity and energy efficiency, as well as electrification of vehicles. This project will culminate in the students developing and presenting a report on their findings. Benefits to the students are expected to include their learning about clean energy technologies, as well as gaining experience in technology assessment and policy evaluation. Information gained in this activity is also expected to support state planning efforts by helping quantify the role that clean energy can play in meeting the state's air quality objectives.