Reports and publications
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Executive order on tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad (USDA Request for Information)
Type: Column/Article
Date: April 29, 2021
EDF's letter to the USDA to encourage the voluntary adoption of climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices and equitable access to USDA’s programs and resources
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Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: April 22, 2021
How do we know REDD+ really reduces greenhouse gas emissions? Brazil’s experience shows that reducing deforestation and economic growth can go hand in hand.
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EDF China Carbon Pricing Newsletter: Issue 9
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With new leadership in Washington, EDF is racing to make America’s electric revolution a reality.
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Serious about climate change? Get serious about agriculture
Type: Column/Article
Date: April 15, 2021
Farmers stand willing to contribute to climate solutions. It’s time for Congress and the USDA to help them.
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5 ways new monitoring technologies can help cities combat air pollution
Type: Column/Article
Date: April 15, 2021
A World Economic Forum post on how air pollution is damaging our health, but there is often a lack of local data made available to identify solutions. A world-leading pilot project in London deployed and tested new monitoring technologies that can help to fill these data gaps.
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EDF and Evolved Energy Research blueprint for aligning US Department of Energy innovation budgets and priorities with climate goals.
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“Making the Case for Climate Action: The Growing Risk and Cost of Inaction”
Type: Testimony
Date: April 14, 2021
Written and Oral Testimony of Heather Toney Climate Justice Liaison, Environmental Defense Fund Before the US House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (April 15, 2021)
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The Climate Innovation Blueprint: An analytical framework for aligning federal energy innovation budgets with climate goals
Type: Report
Date: April 14, 2021
EDF worked with Evolved Energy Research (EER) to develop an analytical framework for assessing the emissions impact of potential cost and performance breakthroughs across a set of clean energy technologies.
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Fact Sheet: Turning Washington State's Climate Commitments into Results
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: April 13, 2021
EDF’s analysis evaluated whether Washington is on track deliver on its climate commitments.