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EDF report finds that 90% of Iowa farmers believe soil health practices improve long-term profitability and tests ways to support the transition.

EDF Statement from Katelyn Roedner Sutter, Senior Manager for U.S. Climate

Over the past week, representatives from organizations and countries from around the world have come together for critical discussions about protecting and enhancing biodiversity in the face of climate change at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France. For the first time at the WCC, restoring ocean health was one of the central discussion …

EPA is preparing to release proposed rules to cut oil and gas methane pollution from both new and existing facilities — one of the most critical and cost-effective actions we can take to immediately slow the rate of global warming and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Recognizing the importance of this opportunity, yesterday,

A 21st-century, electric infrastructure must include considerations for electric heavy and medium-duty vehicles like electric trucks. Read our report here.

A report released by a subcommittee of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission examines the threat that increasingly extreme and volatile weather poses to the stability of financial markets, including U.S. agricultural markets. Representatives from EDF served on the 35-member panel.

Statement from Mary Barber, Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs at Environmental Defense Fund

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.

The U.S. Court of Appeals declined Spire’s request to grant Spire authority to construct and operate a 65-mile pipeline were fatally flawed.

By publishing a guide on hyperlocal air quality monitoring in Spanish, EDF is helping pioneer worldwide solutions that will promote air quality innovation in regions that are key to tackling the air pollution crisis. The post EDF unveils Spanish version of its flagship How-to Guide for mapping hyperlocal air pollution first appeared on Global Clean Air.

Ever wonder where air pollution in your neighbourhood is coming from? We’ve been working on a new Greater London map that displays detailed information on the sources of health-harming air pollution. Search for or click anywhere on the map to get a breakdown of pollution sources – for both nitrogen oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5)

By Jim Leape, Kristian Teleki, Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted and Thomas V. Grasso, Co-chairs, Blue Food Cluster for the U.N. Food Systems Summit 2021 This op-ed was first published in ECO Magazine’s Autumn 2021 edition. View it here. Our food systems are fragile and worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Conventional food systems, already stretched, have been …

Let’s choose to pursue a just transition to a river basin with less water. The post Climate change is destabilizing the Colorado River Basin. Where do we go from here? first appeared on Growing Returns.

EDF has created an interactive Microsoft Excel© spreadsheet outlining the six-year enterprise transition budget for a corn-soybean operation for use by farmers, lenders and other farm financial partners. The spreadsheet uses Iowa State University’s 2021 annual production cost budgets18 and adjusts based on PFI’s no-till and cover crop cost, cost savings and new revenue survey results.

EDF has created an interactive Microsoft Excel© spreadsheet outlining the six-year enterprise transition budget for a corn-soybean operation for use by farmers, lenders and other farm financial partners. The spreadsheet uses Iowa State University’s 2021 annual production cost budgets and adjusts based on PFI’s no-till and cover crop cost, cost savings and new revenue survey results.

Ernesto Sánchez-Triana is the Global Lead for Pollution Management and Circular Economy for the World Bank, where he manages the Program on Pollution Management and Environmental Health and the Program on Pollution Management and Circular Economy. He recently shared his thoughts on the fight for clean air with Sergio Sanchez, EDF’s Senior Policy Director, Global …

Companies across the globe are responding to the urgent call for climate action by pledging to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, if not sooner. More importantly, businesses are increasingly setting goals that go beyond their operational footprint to encompass their value chains. Given that supply chain emissions are more than five times greater than a …

By Trudie Grattan and Melissa Mahoney When you hear the phrase “oceans technology,” what comes to mind? Do you picture a futuristic device that’s cleaning up the Pacific Garbage Patch? Smart cameras to see a fishing vessel’s activity, fishing location and more? How about drones or autonomous underwater vehicles gathering oceanographic data previously thought unattainable?

A new EDF report outlines common ground among diverse groundwater stakeholders in Texas. The post 5 principles for resilient groundwater management in Texas first appeared on Growing Returns.

By Daniela de Souza On September 1, a bill that helps businesses build a better, brighter future for electric vehicles in Texas will become state law. SB 1202, makes it possible for companies or individuals that own or operate equipment used solely for electric vehicle charging services to avoid being regulated as electric utilities or …

EDF statement from Dawn Shirreffs, Florida Director, on improvements to Back Bay Study

A revamped ‘cost curve’ from Evolved Energy Research and EDF points to low-cost action to clean power and transport for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Report documents the results of an EDF research project examining groundwater management challenges in Texas that included convening two stakeholder workshops to identify priority issues and gather diverse perspectives.  

Using the latest energy models, EDF teamed up with Evolved Research to create a new and improved cost curve that provides a roadmap for policymakers exploring ways to get to net-zero carbon emissions. The curve demonstrates the need for policymakers to support big, low-cost cuts in carbon emissions now, as well as the need to support the development of newer technologies that can help get us past the finish line.

Using the latest energy models, EDF teamed up with Evolved Research to create a new and improved cost curve that provides a roadmap for policymakers exploring ways to get to net zero carbon emissions.