--- title: Drawdown Georgia Stories & Studies | John Lanier description: John A. Lanier joined the Ray C. Anderson Foundation as Executive Director in May 2013. 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Lanier joined the Ray C. Anderson Foundation as Executive Director in May 2013. He serves on the Board of Directors for Southface, the southeast's nonprofit leader in research, design, and implementation of a regenerative economy. - [Read More 11 Oct ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/equity%20drawdown%20georgia%20%28Old%20Image%29.png) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Beyond Carbon People Research In the News Three Years In: Celebrating a Changing Landscape on Climate in Georgia This week, as we mark the third anniversary of the launch of Drawdown Georgia, we are proud and excited to celebrate the remarkable changing landscape taking place on the climate front in Georgia.  *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* John Lanier](https://blog.drawdownga.org/three-years-in-celebrating-a-changing-landscape-on-climate-in-georgia) - [Read More 01 Feb ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/social%20cost%20of%20carbon%20-%20climate%20change.jpeg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Beyond Carbon Research The Social Cost of Carbon One way that governments work to understand climate change is by examining the social cost of carbon, which seeks to determine the economic damage that comes from emitting greenhouse gases into the.. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* John Lanier](https://blog.drawdownga.org/the-social-cost-of-carbon) - [Read More 19 Oct ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Drawdown%20Georgia%20Second%20Anniversary%20collage.jpeg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* People Celebrating the Leaders in Our Leader-full Georgia Climate Movement Here we are at the second anniversary of the launch of the Drawdown Georgia movement centered around a list of 20 climate solutions for our state. It’s what we treat as the birthday of this.. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* John Lanier](https://blog.drawdownga.org/celebrating-the-leaders-in-our-leader-full-georgia-climate-movement) - [Read More 20 Jul ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/climate%20justice.jpeg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Beyond Carbon Announcing the Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions and Equity Grant What if several family foundations came together with a shared vision to jointly support a grant program for climate solutions and equity in Georgia? A new collaboration puts a fresh lens on the.. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* John Lanier](https://blog.drawdownga.org/announcing-the-drawdown-georgia-climate-solutions-and-equity-grant) - [Read More 13 Apr ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Drawdown%20Georgia%20earths%20atmosphere.jpeg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Research Climate on an Earth the Size of a Football Field The earth is so big, it can be hard to imagine how sensitive our climate is to the greenhouse gas emissions we produce. The ground under our feet seems to extend out forever, as does the sky over our.. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* John Lanier](https://blog.drawdownga.org/climate-on-an-earth-the-size-of-a-football-field) - [Read More 12 Jan ![The False Dichotomy of the Food Waste Problem](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Drawdown%20Georgia%20Food%20Waste.jpeg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Food & Agriculture The False Dichotomy of the Food Waste Problem Black or white. On or off. A or B. Winner or loser. Mutually exclusive. These are all expressions we use to refer to the same idea - that sometimes a thing must be one way or another. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* John Lanier](https://blog.drawdownga.org/the-false-dichotomy-of-the-food-waste-problem) - [Read More 20 Oct ![Celebrating the First Year of Drawdown Georgia Efforts to Scale Climate Solutions](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Drawdown%20Georgia-%20Farm%20Image%20.jpg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* People Research Celebrating the First Year of Drawdown Georgia Efforts to Scale Climate Solutions As Drawdown Georgia approaches the one-year anniversary of the launch of our state-specific roadmap for scaling climate solutions, I find myself looking back on where we were last fall. At the time,.. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* John Lanier](https://blog.drawdownga.org/celebrating-the-first-year-of-drawdown-georgia-efforts-to-scale-climate-solutions) - [Read More 22 Sep ![drawdown georgia climate solutions](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Drawdown%20Georgia%20Climate%20Solutions.jpeg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Transportation “Yes, And” for Georgia Climate Solutions I have a lengthy list of activities I enjoy watching but would not enjoy doing. High on that list is improv comedy, though I do love the foundational philosophy of the artform. The most important.. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* John Lanier](https://blog.drawdownga.org/yes-and-for-georgia-climate-solutions) - [Read More 23 Jun ![Beyond the List: Circular Economy as a Climate Solution](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Drawdown%20Georgia-%20Circular%20Economy%20As%20A%20Climate%20Solution.jpg)](https://blog.drawdownga.org/beyond-the-list-circular-economy-as-a-climate-solution) [*![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Beyond Carbon Beyond the List: Circular Economy as a Climate Solution When I give the Drawdown Georgia elevator pitch, I invariably make reference to our 20 state-specific [climate solutions](https://www.drawdownga.org/solutions) spanning 5 sectors. It’s the foundational pillar of our collective work. The..](https://blog.drawdownga.org/beyond-the-list-circular-economy-as-a-climate-solution) *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* John Lanier - [Read More 21 Apr ![Earth Day 2030: A Success Story Driven by Climate Solutions](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Drawdown%20Georgia-%20Solar%20with%20trees.jpg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Electricity Earth Day 2030: A Success Story Driven by Climate Solutions Worry not friends! We made it, in this blogternate reality, to the end of the decade. I’ll give you a moment to catch your breath, because I know that time travel can be disorienting. While you do.. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* John Lanier](https://blog.drawdownga.org/earth-day-2030-a-success-story-driven-by-climate-solutions) - [Read More 23 Dec ![systems change sign](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/iStock-1125008780.jpg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* People The Leadership Needed for Systems Change I saw this incredibly touching video after it went viral a year or so ago. In it, a young colorblind boy named Jonathan puts on special glasses that allow him for the first time to see the colors he.. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* John Lanier](https://blog.drawdownga.org/the-leadership-needed-for-systems-change) - [Read More 25 Nov ![Giving Tuesday](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Google%20Drive%20Integration/Giving%20the%20Gift%20of%20Climate%20Solutions%20on%20Giving%20Tuesday.jpeg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Beyond Carbon Giving the Gift of Climate Solutions on Giving Tuesday My wife takes her gift-giving very seriously. We are a Christian family, so the most important gifting holiday is Christmas for us. 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