EDF is building a vital Earth.
For everyone.

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Everyone deserves clean air, clean water, healthy food and a planet that is resilient in the face of climate change.

That's why EDF is building a vital Earth. Here’s how.

How we’re stabilizing the climate

We can avoid the most catastrophic consequences of global warming by limiting the world’s temperature rise to 1.5°C (2.7°F). That requires dramatically cutting greenhouse gas emissions. We’ll get there by:

How we’re strengthening people’s ability to thrive in a changing climate

EDF and our partners join with communities to build resilience in the midst of a changing climate.

That means being able to thrive despite the effects of climate change already happening, including extreme weather that’s becoming even more extreme. So we are:


The future will undoubtedly be different because of climate change, but who’s to say it can’t still be good? That requires us to act now for the future we want — a vital Earth, for everyone.

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Dig into our bold plan

Learn more about how we’re building a vital Earth as we put people like you at the center of everything we do.