Subnational entities are recognizing the need to systematically examine options for reducing their carbon footprints. However, few robust and comprehensive analyses are available that lay out how US states and regions can most effectively contribute. This paper describes an approach developed for Georgia—a state in the southeastern United States called “Drawdown Georgia”, our research involves (1) understanding Georgia’s baseline carbon footprint and trends, (2) identifying the universe of Georgia-specific carbon-reduction solutions that could be impactful by 2030, (3) estimating the greenhouse gas reduction potential of these high-impact 2030 solutions for Georgia, and (4) estimating associated costs and benefits while also considering how the solutions might impact societal priorities, such as economic development opportunities, public health, environmental benefits, and equity. We began by examining the global solutions identified by Project Drawdown. The resulting 20 high-impact 2030 solutions provide a strategy for reducing Georgia’s carbon footprint in the next decade using market-ready technologies and practices and including negative emission solutions. This paper describes our systematic and replicable process and ends with a discussion of its strengths, weaknesses, and planned future research.

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为地方气候行动转化全球减排框架：佐治亚州的案例研究

地方实体认识到有必要系统地审查减少碳足迹的选项。然而，很少有可靠和全面的分析可以说明美国各州和地区如何最有效地做出贡献。本文描述了一种为乔治亚州开发的方法——美国东南部的一个名为“Drawdown Georgia”的州，我们的研究包括 (1) 了解乔治亚州的基准碳足迹和趋势，(2) 确定乔治亚州特定的碳减排解决方案的范围到 2030 年可能会产生影响，(3) 估计这些具有高影响力的 2030 年格鲁吉亚解决方案的温室气体减排潜力，以及 (4) 估计相关成本和收益，同时考虑这些解决方案可能如何影响社会优先事项，例如经济发展机会、公共卫生、环境效益和公平。我们首先检查了 Project Drawdown 确定的全球解决方案。由此产生的 20 个具有高影响力的 2030 年解决方案提供了一项战略，可在未来十年使用市场就绪的技术和实践并包括负排放解决方案来减少佐治亚州的碳足迹。本文描述了我们系统的、可复制的过程，并以讨论其优势、劣势和计划的未来研究结束。