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EDF fact sheet on carbon capture and carbon dioxide removal, two distinct approaches to addressing carbon pollution. Both approaches will be important for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner by addressing carbon pollution in hard-to-decarbonize sectors.

Here are key practices for BRIC applicants. The post FEMA’s community resilience program is in high demand. This guide can help strengthen applications. first appeared on Growing Returns.

Statement by Heather McTeer Toney, EDF Vice President of Community Engagement and Phyllis Dickerson, CEO - African American Mayors Association

(This post was co-authored by David G. Victor, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. It is also posted here.) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted recently to move a proposal forward that would require publicly traded companies to disclose the financial risks they face from climate change. These rules aim to bring corporate obligations …

How small-scale farms are adapting to a rapidly changing climate. The post Small North Carolina farms find profitability in climate resilience first appeared on Growing Returns.

Statement of EDF Senior Director of Climate and Health Elena Craft – March 29, 2022

Financial insights about climate-resilient practices can help farms adapt to climate change and improve profitability

The following summary of best practices is intended to assist applicants in successfully being awarded funds for Naturebased Solutions projects under the competitive Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grants program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. These items are drawn from several sources including interviews with individuals that review/evaluate BRIC proposals and BRIC grant recipients that have prepared successful proposals in the recent past, as well as the experience of an Environmental Defense Fund consultant, AECOM, with extensive expertise in assisting both FEMA and applicant communities with the BRIC program.

Statement by Ann Hayden on executive order and drought actions taken by California Gov. Gavin Newsom

Biden Budget Provides Much Needed Increases to Climate-Forward Resources

Many regions in California are embarking on a new era of water and land management strategies as local agencies implement sustainability initiatives and climate change intensifies droughts and water scarcity. However, too often low-income rural communities have had little opportunity to influence land and water decisions that directly impact — and often harm — them,

This month Gov. Gavin Newsom took another important step in supporting the San Joaquin Valley and sustainable groundwater management by proposing $40 million in additional funds for the new Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program, which he and the Legislature created last year with $50 million in initial funding. This voluntary program aims to help farmers reduce …

Crop-switching to a desert shrub called guayule used to produce rubber is one of just many strategies that will be needed in Arizona and other regions to adapt to water scarcity and maintain agricultural economies in a new era of aridification.

With this newsletter, EDF humbly hopes to share tools and strategies to build resilient groundwater systems through diverse partnerships and across geographies.

North Carolina needs to swiftly enact climate, clean energy policies to rapidly drive down climate pollution and close the state’s emissions gap.

Governor Cooper has committed North Carolina to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 40% from 2005 levels by 2025, and at least 50% from 2005 levels by 2030. With eight years remaining, the state is not currently on track to reach its emissions targets.

Community Groups, EDF Ask a State Appeals Court to Stop a Pipeline Slated to Go Through a Historic Black Farming Community in Illinois

Today’s business students want the private sector to do more – a lot more –  to address the climate crisis. That’s one of the key takeaways from a new report by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. The thousands of global students surveyed in the report also share a strong belief that climate …

Maria Doa, Senior Director, Chemicals Policy This week Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) filed comments on EPA’s plan to assess the risks to frontline communities from nearby releases of chemicals to the air and water. The EPA’s proposal is an improvement from the previous administration, which failed to follow the requirements of the Toxic Substances Control …

Farms across North Carolina are experiencing more variable and extreme weather associated with climate change, including hotter nights and more frequent and severe rainfall. Small farms are adapting to these changes by adopting climate-resilient practices that help buffer weather extremes and improve soil health. Measuring and communicating the financial costs and benefits of these practices …

Reduced tillage, cover crops and high tunnels helped small-scale North Carolina farms adapt to climate change and boost profitability, according to analysis of the real-world financial and resilience benefits of these farming practices. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University Cooperative Extension and Environmental Defense Fund evaluated the impacts of climate-resilient practices on three farms in …

EDF and partners around the world are working to elevate seafood’s role in addressing food insecurity, particularly in tropical developing nations, and to

Distributed Energy and Distribution Network Impacts

Incentivize Residential Demand-side Participation

Distribution grid impacts of electric vehicles: A California case study