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In this analysis published in Geophysical Research Letters, we use long-term satellite data to show a significant increase in aerosol exceedances over northern India, resulting in sustained atmospheric warming and surface cooling trends over the last two decades.

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The first Global Stocktake is rapidly nearing its official conclusion at COP28.

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Scientist Kristin Kleisner explains what blue carbon is -- and how it affects the planet.

New EDF Economics Discussion Paper describes the instrument options available to policy makers in both oil and gas producing as well as importing countries.

Blue Carbon refers to the carbon stored in coastal and marine ecosystems like mangroves, seagrasses, and tidal marshes. These often-overlooked ecosystems provide critical habitats for marine biodiversity and play a crucial role in mitigating climate change by absorbing and storing large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere.

With so much still to do to slow warming and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it’s important to fortify ourselves by celebrating wins along the way. Here are this week's good climate news stories.

It’s been two months since the debut auction of Washington’s cap-and-invest program — the nation’s most ambitious climate program to date — which puts a firm, declining limit on climate pollution across the state’s economy. Since then, state leaders have turned their attention to the next major decision facing the program: whether to link up …

Research by Roush for EDF analyzes the potential electrification of MYs 2030 and 2032, 5-axle, single trailer Classes 7 and 8 tractors used to transport a significant fraction of road freight.

Operators waste over $680 million of natural gas annually, underscoring importance of federal safeguards that cut waste, protect communities and increase climate security.

EDF’s delegation to the climate talks taking place in Bonn, Germany from June 5 to June 15, 2023 give us some insights into the issues they're following.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s 2023 Agricultural Symposium, “The Changing Geography of Agricultural Production,” explored the factors driving changes in where and how agricultural commodities are produced, disruptions that are leading to further geographical differences, and the role of investments and farm policy in the years ahead. I had the honor of joining …

Jamie Beck Alexander shares actionable, practical ways you can put a climate lens on the job you currently have.

Climate science tells us a lot about how and why hurricanes are becoming more dangerous. Stronger hurricanes are becoming more frequent, for one thing.

This blog was authored by Environmental Defense Fund economists, Karina French and Carolyn Kousky. See their report here.  South Carolina is no stranger to the devastating effects of extreme flooding, with hurricanes like Matthew and Florence leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. As the state faces escalating flood risk due to climate changes …

This report from EDF and partners provides a comprehensive review of the current resources available to households for post-disaster economic recovery in South Carolina and explores the extent to which innovative disaster insurance policy designs can fill these gaps and improve equity in recovery.

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The Groundwater Accounting Platform enables water managers, landowners, and water users to track water budgets and usage in near real-time. The platform includes modules for groundwater modeling and water trading, providing a complete set of tools for local water districts to better manage allocations over time. Built using open-source code, the Groundwater Accounting Platform provides a springboard for water districts everywhere to launch and customize their own software solutions.

Tom Neltner, Senior Director, Safer Chemicals Initiative, and Roya Alkafaji, Manager, Healthy Communities What Happened: The Ohio Department of Health published an interactive map showing almost 1,200 properties whose owners have refused to comply with an order to correct known lead-based paint hazards. As a result, the Department has declared these properties are unsafe to …

With so much still to do to slow warming and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it’s important to fortify ourselves by celebrating wins along the way. Here are this week's good climate news stories.

D.C. Circuit Dismisses Attacks on EPA’s Finding that Greenhouse Gases Endanger People’s Health and Well-Being

The 2023 farm bill could ensure that U.S. farmland is resilient to the impacts of climate change, which is vital to secure the future of our food supply.

Over the last couple of years, EDF has actively worked to raise the contributions of aquatic foods in transforming food systems and making progress on 9 of the 17  the Sustainable Development Goals—global goals established under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a universal call to action to end poverty, to protect the planet,

The 2023 farm bill could ensure that U.S. farmland is resilient to the impacts of climate change, which is vital to secure the future of our food supply.