EDF at WCERE 2026

World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, 29 June – 3 July

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is a proud sponsor of WCERE. Guided by science, economics, and strong partnerships, EDF advances bold, practical solutions to urgent environmental challenges that help stabilize the climate, support healthier communities, and strengthen the ability of people and nature to thrive. 

With more than 3.5 million members and a global staff of over 1,000 economists, scientists, policy experts, communicators, and other professionals, EDF brings interdisciplinary expertise to some of the world’s most urgent environmental issues.

At WCERE 2026, EDF’s Economics team is excited to share our research, engage with the global environmental economics community, and connect with economists interested in advancing policy-relevant research through collaboration, advisory roles, internships, consulting, and career opportunities. 

Where to find EDF at WCERE 2026

Join EDF and the WCERE 2026 at NOVA School of Business and Economics, a sustainable, oceanfront campus in Carcavelos, Portugal.

    Attend an EDF seminar


    • View the WCERE Programme page for details

    • Financial Tools and Public Dilemmas | Subsidizing the Tragedy of the Commons: Fuel Subsidies Modify Fishing Behavior and Drive Overfishing

      Tuesday, 30 June, 11:00am - 12:45pm | Location: B131 | Details

    • Global Carbon Pricing: The Feasibility of a Utopian Idea

      Tuesday, 30 June, 11:00am - 12:45pm | Location: Hovione Atrium | Details

    • Carbon Markets in the Global South: Innovation, Development, and International Cooperation

      Tuesday, 30 June, 2:15pm - 4:00pm | Location: E-008 | Details

    • Thinking ‘Big’ on Nature-based Carbon: Solutions and Tradeoffs At Scale

      Wednesday, 01 July, 11:00am - 12:45pm | Location: E-008 | Details

    • Climate Policy for Dairy Farming - Finding the Ways that Work

      Wednesday, 01 July, 11:00am - 12:45pm | Location: Jerónimo Martins Grand Auditorium | Details

    • Beyond GWP: Implementing Economically Grounded Exchange Rates for Superpollutants in Global Carbon Markets

      Thursday, 02 July, 4:30pm - 6:15pm | Location: Jerónimo Martins Grand Auditorium | Details

    • Energy | The Potential Impacts of an EU Methane Intensity Standard for Natural Gas

      Thursday, 02 July, 4:30pm - 6:15pm | Location: B132 | Details

    Visit the EDF exhibition table


    • Tuesday, 30 June – Thursday, 02 July

    Join our “Get to Know EDF” lunch session


    • Wednesday, 01 July, 1:15pm – 2:15pm | Location: Room B129

    Connect with the RESET Network, coordinated by EDF


EDF Economics experts at WCERE 2026

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Collaborators and Affiliates

  • Meet EDF's Economics Advisory Council (EAC) 

    EDF’s Economic Advisory Council brings together leading academics, applied policy economists, and practitioners to help strengthen our work and expand our impact. 

  • The RESET Network

    The RESET Network is coordinated by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and supported by diverse members, partners, and advisors. It evolved from the Multi-Country Energy Transition (MCET) Network, a global alliance of energy modelers and policymakers focused on the Global South. 

  • Jisung Park, University of Pennsylvania

    Contributing economist supporting EDF’s risk and resilience work 

  • Ben Gilbert, Colorado School of Mines

    Collaborated with EDF on research related to Pricing the Social Cost of Flaring 

    Publication: Pricing the Social Cost of Flaring: Composition, Location, and Policy Implications   

Recent publications

  • Batista ÁM, Guimarães AL, Gerbode C, Garcia AS, de Castro Oliveira G, de Sousa LVF and Pietracci B (2026) CONSERV: financial mechanisms to avoid legal deforestation and promote sustainable agriculture in Brazil. Front. For. Glob. Change 9:1715607. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2026.1715607
  • Gourevitch, J.D., Gold, A.C. & Garcia, H.M. The economic value of wetlands in reducing riverine flood losses in the USA. Nat Water (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-026-00656-3
  • Gourevitch, J. D, et al., 2025. Effects of Risk-based Pricing Reform on Flood Insurance Uptake, Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience, (2025). https://doi.org/10.63024/32za-vmy3
  • Fernández Intriago, L., Burrow, S., Chakraborty, S. et al. Overcoming five key challenges to make the energy transition a just labor transition. Nat Commun 16, 7541 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62905-5
  • Schivley G et al 2025 Process and policy insights from an intercomparison of open electricity system capacity expansion models Environ. Res. Energy 2 045006
  • Kerr, S., Hu, X. Filling the climate finance gap: holistic approaches to mobilise private finance in developing economies. npj Clim. Action 4, 16 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00220-x