Reports by EDF experts

  • /sites/default/files/documents/ag-tech-discovery-report.pdf
    Type:
    Report
    Date: March 6, 2023

    This report examines the intersection between agriculture, technology, the environment and society, particularly how these areas can support and enhance one another.

  • /sites/default/files/documents/2022-12-21-Final%20NY%20and%20NJ%20Fleet%20Workshop%20Report.pdf
    Type:
    Report
    Date: February 15, 2023

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

  • /sites/default/files/documents/EDF%20Winter%20Special%20Report.pdf
    Type:
    Report
    Date: January 30, 2023

    As unprecedented drought torments the American West, Maurice Hall and his team are using science and forging partnerships to create a whole new approach to water management — one that can revitalize rivers and aquifers and share water more equitably.

  • Type:
    Report
    Date: January 23, 2023
    This report explains the process by which Texas Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs) have executed their statutorily required planning function to arrive at a Desired Future Condition (DFC) and the inextricable link that exists between DFC development and state water planning.
  • /sites/default/files/documents/2022_EnvironmentalDefenseFund_Impact_Report.pdf
    Type:
    Report
    Date: January 5, 2023

    Thanks to our supporters, EDF helped deliver remarkable climate progress around the world in 2022 — including a new U.S. climate law that many had thought impossible.

  • Type:
    Report
    Date: November 9, 2022

    EDF report is for agricultural lenders and lending institutions, as well as others interested in understanding the climate risks faced by the agricultural lending sector and the role of agricultural lenders in financing resilient agriculture. We provide a path forward for lenders to mitigate climate risks and finance resilient agriculture.

  • Type:
    Report
    Date: November 9, 2022

    Report from EDF and the Brookings Institute examines the February 2021 power crisis in Texas as a case study on how climate-related perils can affect publicly traded companies.

  • Type:
    Report
    Date: November 7, 2022

    This is one of three reports produced by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ocean science team as part of a two-year EDF project on natural climate solutions (NCS). The present report attempts to describe the state of the science, including key uncertainties, surrounding interventions based on macroalgal ecosystems and aquaculture.

  • Type:
    Report
    Date: November 7, 2022

    This is one of three reports produced by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ocean science team as part of a two-year EDF project on natural climate solutions (NCS). The present report attempts to describe the state of the science, including key uncertainties, surrounding interventions based on restoring and protecting coastal blue carbon ecosystems.

  • Type:
    Report
    Date: November 7, 2022

    This is one of three reports produced by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ocean science team as part of a two-year EDF project on natural climate solutions (NCS). The present report attempts to describe the state of the science, including key uncertainties, surrounding interventions based on open ocean ecosystems.