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Is a certain type of carbon credit likely to be high-quality? CCQI's free, interactive scoring tool from EDF and partners can help you find out.

As we close out American Wetlands Month, here are six reasons why one of nature's richest ecosystems provide value to our lives every month of the year. The post Six reasons why wetlands are vital every month of the year. first appeared on Growing Returns.

With contributions from Julia Paltseva, senior analyst, Britta Dosch, analyst, and Christine Gerbode, senior research analyst, all at Environmental Defense Fund.  Earth’s forests, oceans, wetlands and other natural landscapes have the power to pull carbon out of the atmosphere and to store it – making well-managed ecosystems key resources in the fight to halt climate …

Voluntary carbon markets are booming as companies look to finance emissions reductions or removals as part of their net zero strategy. In 2021, the market hit a new milestone by crossing $1 billion in transactions.

Eight major environmental and Indigenous Peoples organizations, including EDF, provide principles for companies to follow when investing in tropical forest carbon credits to fight climate change.

Eight major environmental and Indigenous Peoples organizations today released the Tropical Forest Credit Integrity (TFCI) Guide, principles for companies to follow when investing in tropical forest carbon credits to fight climate change.

The voluntary carbon market is booming. But do companies know what to look out for? A new guide from leading environmental NGOs including EDF aims to help businesses check if a carbon offset is actually saving rainforests.

Traditional burials exact a heavy toll on the environment, but in the United States a growing number of people are opting for a last resting place that harmonizes with, and even benefits, nature.

Companies are designing strategies that will drive immediate and meaningful progress on their climate and net zero commitments. The pressure points – from investors, employees and customers – on companies to take accountability for their climate impacts is mounting, putting business leaders under pressure to find immediate ways to slash their emissions.   Many are turning …

By: Kristin M. Kleisner and Jamie Collins As we embark this year on the United Nations Ocean Decade, you may be hearing quite a bit about blue carbon. But what is it, and why is it so important for the future of our planet?  Well, the oceans play a critical role in trapping carbon, and they …

A major international study shows that tropical forests, once destroyed, have the capacity to restore themselves over a period of decades, offering hope that they can play an important role in the fight against climate change.

A sense of urgency, opportunity and optimism must prevail at the upcoming Our Ocean Conference in Palau during a critically important year.

Faced with rising seas and stronger storms coastal communities have come up with a pearl of an idea…use recycled oyster shells as infrastructure.

EDF guide to blue carbon, the carbon stored in ocean waters and the sediments and plants of coastal habitats.

EDF fact sheet on carbon capture and carbon dioxide removal, two distinct approaches to addressing carbon pollution. Both approaches will be important for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner by addressing carbon pollution in hard-to-decarbonize sectors.

Here are key practices for BRIC applicants. The post FEMA’s community resilience program is in high demand. This guide can help strengthen applications. first appeared on Growing Returns.

Carbon capture technologies remove vast amounts of CO2 from the air and have a vital role to play in protecting us from catastrophic climate change.

Consistent measurement is essential for high-quality soil carbon credits and good for farmers, businesses and governments working toward climate solutions. The post How regional accounting can boost the integrity of the voluntary soil carbon market first appeared on Growing Returns.

Paper published in the journal Science, co-authored by EDF scientists, outlines ideas for a regionally consistent crediting framework that could help establish consistent, transparent, and robust criteria for generating soil organic carbon credits and addressing risks and challenges associated with the voluntary SOC market.

Researchers from EDF and Woodwell Climate Research Center recommended creating a crediting framework to strengthen the soil carbon market.

This post was authored by Rocio Sanz Cortes, Managing Director of Supply at Emergent. In 2019 EDF set up Emergent, the group facilitating LEAF, because we saw the need for a new, innovative financing facility that could catalyze a high-quality market for forest carbon/jurisdictional REDD+ credits. EDF’s Ruben Lubowski is a senior advisor for Emergent.

The essential role of forests in supporting global aviation's response to climate change: an overview from EDF and partners for ICAO policy makers.

EDF-UC Merced guide that provides best practices for community and grower engagement for implementation of California's Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program.

Under the Grassland Project Protocol developed by the Climate Action Reserve, landowners can now generate carbon credits by preserving grasslands and avoiding the climate impacts of land conversion, including the release of soil carbon, application of nitrogen-based fertilizers and use of carbon-emitting machinery.

Through the process known as budget reconciliation, Congress is now considering significant investments in climate action that could supercharge economic and job growth. With so many moving pieces, it can be difficult to know what to watch for, which is why we’ve homed in on four key questions to ask as the process unfolds.