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EDF at the UN Climate Action Summit and Climate Week
Type: Information about EDF
Date: September 16, 2019
EDF will be participating in a number of events during UN Climate week in New York City, September 21 - 26.
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Innovative state-led efforts to finance agricultural conservation
Type: Report
Date: September 10, 2019
States that embrace innovative new ways to finance on-farm conservation can deliver multiple benefits to farmers, state residents, taxpayers and the environment.
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Salvaguardas sociales del estándar de bosques tropicales de California
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: August 31, 2019
El Estándar de Bosques Tropicales (EBT) de California ofrece garantías sólidas de salvaguardas a la protección de los derechos humanos y de los pueblos indígenas, así como a elementos importantes de ecosistemas naturales, considerando las buenas prácticas internacionales y que van más allá con requisitos adicionales de verificación por terceros.
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Describes the impact of the Trump Administration’s latest efforts to undermine clean air and add more climate pollution to the atmosphere
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Climate Changed: Millions of Americans Already Living Beyond Temperature Goal
Type: Column/Article
Date: August 14, 2019
The hotter future that climate pollution is creating has already arrived for 1 in 10 Americans. A new analysis from The Washington Post shows that 34 million Americans live in areas that have now seen average temperatures rise farther than the goal set by the Paris climate agreement — 2 degrees centigrade or about 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
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La integridad ambiental en el Estándar de Bosques Tropicales de California
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: July 31, 2019
La integridad ambiental en el Estándar de Bosques Tropicales de California: abordando fugas, adicionalidad y permanencia para asegurar que los créditos brinden beneficios climáticos Spanish version of “Environmental Integrity in the California Tropical Forest Standard: Addressing Leakage, Additionality, and Permanence so that Credits Benefit the Climate”
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¿CÓMO SE VERIFICAN LAS SALVAGUARDAS EN EL MARCO DEL ESTÁNDAR DE BOSQUES TROPICALES DE CALIFORNIA?
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: July 31, 2019
¿CÓMO SE VERIFICAN LAS SALVAGUARDAS EN EL MARCO DEL ESTÁNDAR DE BOSQUES TROPICALES DE CALIFORNIA? Garantizando la protección de los derechos humanos y de los pueblos indígenas English version: https://www.edf.org/sites/default/files/Verification_of_safeguards_in_TFS_3.4.19.pdf
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The 100% Clean Economy Act announced is the roadmap America needs to drive urgent action that matches the scale of the problem. It provides a starting point and a finish line for business and government working together to solve the climate crisis.
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Interview with Fred Krupp on "The Business of Giving" (podcast and transcript)
Type: Column/Article
Date: July 8, 2019
The following is a conversation between Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund, and Denver Frederick, Host of The Business of Giving on AM 970 The Answer WNYM in New York City.
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Why California’s fight against climate change must include clean water
Type: Column/Article
Date: July 3, 2019
California’s political leaders have made the long-overdue decision to clean up the Central Valley’s contaminated drinking water, and help cash-strapped rural water districts. The catch: rather than assess a fee on water users or tapping into the state’s budget surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature relied on cap-and-trade money to pay for a portion of the operation.
