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Climate innovation is the process of creating, testing and scaling up new climate solutions. Here's how it works and why it matters.

By James France Many parts of the world are looking to liquefied natural gas to provide a pathway to a cleaner and more secure energy resource — interest that has only grown since Russia’s war on Ukraine has shaken global energy markets. Meanwhile, gas-producing countries see LNG as a critical growth opportunity. The question is …

Healthy air, clean drinking water and pollution-free lakes and rivers are, unsurprisingly, broadly supported priorities across Pennsylvania. Environmental regulations are put in place to protect these very priorities – to safeguard the health of Pennsylvania communities and their environment from toxic pollutants and other damages. While much more progress is needed, new regulations can help …

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.

Climate change impacts threaten the stability of the US housing market. In response to growing concerns that increasing costs of flooding are not fully captured in property values, the authors of this study quantify the magnitude of unpriced flood risk in the housing market by comparing the empirical and economically efficient prices for properties at risk.

No region of the US is unaffected by the impacts of climate change. New research led by EDF economists finds that increasing flood risk due to climate change pose threats to the stability of the US housing market.

As global populations grow and fish populations shift or even shrink, one thing is clear: offshore aquaculture in the United States is a matter of when not if. We talked to some experts to better understand what we know, what we need to know, and where we go from here.

A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change examines the potential cost of unrealized flood risk in the American real estate market.

Broad electrification initiatives propel New Jersey to a clean energy future

Summary report for online workshop hosted by Atlas Public Policy and the Environmental Defense Fund held on October 17, 2022.

Statement of Heather McTeer Toney, EDF Vice President of Community Engagement

Water in underground aquifers is one of Texas’ most vital natural resources. It provides approximately 55 % of the water used in the state, from agriculture to industry to cities. Outflows from aquifers sustain an average of 30% of the water flowing in streams and rivers that support additional water uses, fish and wildlife, and recreation.

EDF and partners convened an international task force of crustacean fishery scientists and managers from China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and the United States in the summer of 2020: the Crustacean Task Force.

This blog was co-authored by Alex DeGolia, Director, U.S. Climate. Last month, Colorado’s Senate Transportation and Energy Committee approved SB 23-16 — a wide-ranging bill that strengthens Colorado’s commitment to cut statewide climate pollution beyond 2030. It would put new targets in law requiring cuts of at least 65% by 2035, 80% by 2040, 90%

Households with Insurance recover faster from disaster, but many people don't have the coverage they need to face floods, wildfires and other extreme weather events. New insurance products can bring coverage to more people with less cost, building resilience to a changing climate. 

Environmental Defense Fund's Ilissa Ocko evaluates ChatGPT's knowledge of climate change.

Many Latin American and Caribbean countries are implementing clean air solutions, but much more must be done to protect public health and slow climate change. An intensive two-day clean air workshop in Bogotá, Colombia made one thing clear: cooperation and collaboration are critical to scaling clean air solutions in Latin America, the Caribbean and the …

Households with Insurance recover faster from disaster, but many people don't have the coverage they need to face floods, wildfires and other extreme weather events. EDF and partners are developing new insurance products that can help bring coverage to more people with less cost, and build resilience to a changing climate.

Eight major environmental nonprofits and Indigenous Peoples organizations released the second version of the Tropical Forest Credit Integrity (TFCI) Guide: comprehensive, step-by-step counsel for companies to follow when investing in tropical forest carbon credits to fight climate change.

EDF statement from Michael Colvin, Director, California Energy Program

Comments from EDF, Sustainable FERC Project, Western Grid Group, Western Resource Advocates, Northwest Energy Coalition

EDF’s Clean Beauty Justice Roadmap is a step-by-step guide that companies can use to develop chemical policies that ensure that everybody has access to safer products.

EDF research published in Ecological Applications offers new insights and opportunities for strengthening the integrity of temperate forest carbon credits by accounting for differences in forests' geography and tree species composition.

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