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Looking to the oceans for answers to the climate crisis
November 7, 2022Looking to the oceans for answers to the climate crisis. -
Report
Carbon Sequestration by Seaweed
November 7, 2022This is one of three reports produced by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ocean science team as part of a two-year EDF project on natural climate solutions (NCS). The present report attempts to describe the state of the science, including key uncertainties, surrounding interventions based on macroalgal ecosystems and aquaculture.More on:
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Report
Coastal Natural Climate Solutions
November 7, 2022This is one of three reports produced by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ocean science team as part of a two-year EDF project on natural climate solutions (NCS). The present report attempts to describe the state of the science, including key uncertainties, surrounding interventions based on restoring and protecting coastal blue carbon ecosystems.More on:
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Natural Climate Solutions in the Open Ocean
November 7, 2022This is one of three reports produced by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ocean science team as part of a two-year EDF project on natural climate solutions (NCS). The present report attempts to describe the state of the science, including key uncertainties, surrounding interventions based on open ocean ecosystems.More on:
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Blog post
Corporate commitments for net zero by 2050 rely on Climate Transition Action Plans from 2023
November 4, 2022Between setting goals and disclosing progress, it is critical that companies develop a CTAP to ensure their targets are achieved. As partners who work to accelerate corporate action on climate change, We Mean Business Coalition, CDP, Ceres and Environmental Defense Fund have come together to help companies address their climate impacts by defining what should be in a CTAP.More on:
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Report
Leveraging carbon markets for equitable climate outcomes
November 4, 2022Addressing the climate crisis requires crafting policies that can simultaneously enhance ambition, promote just and sustainable development, and support vulnerable communities. EDF believes that with careful design and an understanding of social and historical contexts, carbon markets are one tool that can advance lasting, equitable climate solutions.More on:
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Podcast
The future of climate smart ag and the hot politics of your dinner plate
November 1, 2022Thousands of jobs and billions of dollars are at stake in the political fight over how climate-friendly our food supply should become. No matter the outcome, fascinating food jobs of the future are emerging. EDF's Degrees podcast gets the lay of the land from award-winning food policy journalist Helena Bottemiller Evich.More on:
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Report
Maritime Makeover: The Role for Investors in Decarbonizing Global Shipping
November 1, 2022Analysis shows there are plausible pathways to fully decarbonize shipping by 2050. By taking steps now to test and de-risk new fuel pathways, stakeholders can reduce long-term costs and manage the risk of price or fuel supply shocks in the future.More on:
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Toolkit
Climate Transition Action Plans: Activate Your Journey to Climate Leadership
October 31, 2022To enable more companies to create credible climate transition action plans, We Mean Business Coalition, CDP, Ceres, and EDF worked with Ramboll Consulting to produce consolidated guidance on what a climate transition action plan should include, with actionable templates.More on:
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Report
Financing natural infrastructure solutions in the Mississippi River Basin
October 31, 2022Report from Environmental Defense Fund and Quantified Ventures highlights five replicable ways to generate revenue that supports natural infrastructure project financing.More on:
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Blog post
New report provides a science roadmap for natural climate solutions
October 31, 2022 | Emily Oldfield, Agricultural Soil Carbon ScientistNatural climate solutions, such as reforestation and wetland restoration, can help slow climate change and increase resilience in the face of climate impacts we can’t avoid. These approaches have substantial and growing support from bipartisan lawmakers, the private sector and environmental nonprofits. However, big questions remain: Where are these strategies most effective? To what extent can they meaningfully remove and reduce greenhouse gases? How will increased drought, fire and pest outbreaks impact their ability to stave off climate change? The post New report provides a science roadmap for natural climate solutions first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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Report
The science needed for robust, scalable, and credible nature-based climate solutions for the United States
October 31, 2022 | Emily Oldfield, Agricultural Soil Carbon ScientistReport co-authored by EDF provides a road map for producing and using actionable, cross-sectoral information to foster programs and policies that work—while avoiding energy wasted on those that do not.More on:
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Blog post
Maritime Makeover: The Role for Investors in Decarbonizing Global Shipping
October 28, 2022 | Andrew Howell, Senior Director, Sustainable FinanceMaritime shipping is a cornerstone of global supply chains and a major source of GHG emissions. The industry can move faster toward zero-carbon fuels.More on:
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Using Program Evaluation to Enhance Climate Investments
October 28, 2022In a new report, Harvard professor Joe Aldy examines how integrating program evaluation in the design and implementation of these new clean energy policies can help the U.S. government make the most of these investments this decade. -
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Growing the California Grid
October 27, 2022 | Michael Colvin, Director, Regulatory and Legislative AffairsCalifornia’s electric grid is amongst the cleanest in the country, and it’s getting even cleaner. A new report launched by EDF and Clean Air Task Force contains a set of recommendations on how we can grow the electric grid.More on:
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Blog post
Top 10 wins for the 2022 California legislative session
October 27, 2022 | Katelyn Roedner Sutter, California State DirectorIn the intense August heat of Sacramento, the California Legislature wrapped another year of policymaking. The second year of the 2021-2022 legislative session included some significant wins on long-term climate ambition, environmental justice, and clean transportation investments, even as the state fell short in drought response and near-term climate goals. These achievements, coupled with the …More on:
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Testimony of Morgan Ross, Senior Analyst from Environmental Defense Fund and Member of the Water for Arizona Coalition
October 25, 2022My name is Morgan Ross and I’m with the Environmental Defense Fund, one of five members of the Water for Arizona Coalition. Our coalition is a community of Arizonans who support innovative practices and policies to ensure a reliable water supply to meet the state’s needs. We have 60,000 Arizona resident members, and we are a public interest entity that supports water security for all people in Arizona, with a primary focus on state water policy. -
Report
Pathways to net zero: the innovation imperative
October 25, 2022The tools to innovate The willingness of the private sector to act on climate has never been stronger – and yet, current rates of progress remain insufficient to realize the commitments made under the Paris Agreement. For companies deploying existing abatement solutions and still coming up short on reaching net zero, innovation and technological advancements …More on:
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Blog post
World Food Day has passed, with food security still out of reach
October 24, 2022 | Thomas Grasso, Vice President, Climate Resilient Food SystemsAs we gear up for COP27, we need to realize how far we have to go when it comes to global food security. The post World Food Day has come and gone, with food security still out of reach for people and planet first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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Interactive tool
How climate change threatens U.S. crop production
October 21, 2022Lower corn, soybean and wheat yields are in the cards unless we act quickly. Explore EDF's interactive site to learn how climate change will affect county-level yields of staple crops grown on some of the most productive farmland in the world — corn in Iowa, soybeans in Minnesota and winter wheat in Kansas.More on:
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Op-ed
Iowa corn yield growth likely to slow by 2030 without urgent focus on climate adaptation
October 21, 2022 | Britt Groosman, Vice President, Agriculture, Water and FoodFarmers have turned to new technologies and other farming improvements to boost crop harvests and stay ahead of growing global food, fuel and fiber demand.More on:
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Podcast
Tracking jaguars with a toddler Introducing Going Wild with Dr Rae Wynn Grant
October 18, 2022On this episode of EDF's Degrees podcast, you'll follow Dr. Wynn-Grant as she travels to Panama to study an endangered species in the rainforest.More on:
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How Climate Change Will Impact U.S. Corn, Soybean and Wheat Yields
October 18, 2022Extreme heat, changing rainfall and other climate change impacts will make it harder to grow staple crops in the U.S. as soon as 2030. A new report from EDF uses computer models to analyze how climate change will alter yields of staple crops in Iowa, Minnesota and Kansas.More on:
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Report
Climate change will slow U.S. crop yield growth by 2030
October 18, 2022Extreme heat, changing rainfall and other climate change impacts will make it harder to grow staple crops in the U.S. as soon as 2030. This report from EDF uses computer models to analyze how climate change will alter yields of staple crops in Iowa, Minnesota and Kansas.More on: