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EDF Statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs

EDF withdrew from the Baby Food Council over the organization’s failure to reach an agreement on the development of the Baby Food Standard.

With major COP26 commitments to cut methane emissions from multiple sectors, global leaders are finally focusing on agriculture. The post Global leaders can’t fulfill their methane promises without agriculture first appeared on Growing Returns.

EDF Statement from Alex DeGolia, Director, U.S. Climate

New Study Shows Enormous Job, Economic Opportunities from Manufacturing Ford Electric Trucks

EDF President Fred Krupp argues that we need to focus on the most cost-effective methods for reducing climate pollution even as we take on the challenge of moving from a mostly fossil-fuel-powered world to a clean global economy.

Halting rampant tropical deforestation is critical for meeting our climate goals and enhancing global climate ambition.

How this 30 Under 30 sustainability star navigates tough dilemmas at REI. Dawnielle Tellez, 29, recently made it onto media company GreenBiz’ 30 under 30 list. The REI sustainability analyst tells Yesh Pavlik Slenk how hard it is to make the outdoor apparel industry more sustainable. She tells us what she learned working at Patagonia;

Many have established Chief Resilience Officers to provide coordinated statewide leadership to reduce risks, protect communities, and the environment.

New study details how conservation benefits farmers, bankers and insurers

Conservation can improve the financial health of dairy farms, according to a new report from EDF and K·Coe Isom AgKnowledge – How conservation makes dairy farms more resilient, especially in a lean agricultural economy. Dairy farmers in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. are in the fourth year of an economic downturn in which many farmers are …

The U.S. Department of Energy joined by Vice President Harris yesterday announced a $127 million investment to drive the future of zero-emission trucks. The announcement demonstrates the growing role that electric trucks are playing today — both in the trucking industry and as a climate solution — and how the capacity of these vehicles can …

Seaweed forests and algal beds cover about 3.5 million square km of our planet — only about 1% of the ocean’s surface — but these amazing ecosystems generate benefits to people and nature far out of proportion to their size. The economic and social values derived from seaweed are impressive: about 650,000 people are employed …

Expanding on-farm conservation practices requires closing the information gap on the financial impact these practices have on farm revenue, operating costs and long-term profitability.

The LEAF Coalition announced it has mobilized $1 billion in financing to stop tropical deforestation, and added six other companies to its global effort.

Global Methane Pledge statement by Fred Krupp

The EPA today proposed historic climate and health protections to strengthen and expand limits on methane pollution from the oil and gas industry.

5 key climate metrics for the next 5 years of oil and gas.

New program launches to gather and benchmark cover crop data within the largest public farm financial database in the U.S.

New peer-reviewed research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that methane emissions from natural gas infrastructure and buildings in the Boston area have remained consistently high over the last eight years, despite multiple programs aimed at reducing methane pipeline leakage. This study indicates that more action is needed …

It’s critical we prepare now to capture and store water during shorter, intense wet periods so that more water is available during the inevitable increasingly severe drought years ahead. The post Capturing water from atmospheric rivers will help build drought resilience in California. Here’s how. first appeared on Growing Returns.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about the EPA's long-standing authority to limit climate pollution from power plants.

What happens at this year’s COP26 climate summit will set the trajectory for people and the planet over the coming years. Here’s what we’d like — and expect — to see.

EPA Will Reconsider Strengthening Smog Standard to Better Protect Americans’ Health

EDF Statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs