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ANALYSIS
Inefficient and unlit natural gas flares both emit large quantities of methane
EDF co-authored a study in published in journal Science, which finds that climate-warming methane emissions from flaring, the practice of burning off gas rather than capturing it for productive use, are five times higher than government estimates — primarily due to unlit and malfunctioning flares.More on:
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REPORT
Ambitious climate mitigation pathways for U.S. agriculture and forestry: vision for 2030 [PDF]
This EDF report provides the first set of science-based targets for annual emission reductions from U.S. farms, ranches and forests.More on:
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REPORT
The biggest opportunities to cut U.S. agricultural emissions this decade
Farming and forestry solutions are necessary to stabilize the climate. A new report from Environmental Defense Fund and ICF provides the first set of science-based targets for annual emission reductions from U.S. farms, ranches and forests.More on:
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BLOG POST
The Climate-Resilient Fisheries Toolkit can help you build resilience now
EDF’s Climate-Resilient Fisheries Toolkit brings together the best available knowledge, research and experiences from around the world to serve you in your efforts to build a brighter future for the marine environment and coastal communities.More on:
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BLOG POST
EDF’s new calculator shows the dire impact of methane pollution
EDF has developed a new calculator that converts abstract greenhouse gas emission numbers into equivalent activities from our daily lives to make the data more meaningful.More on:
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9 recommendations for getting US hydrogen hubs right from the start
Before we go all-in on deploying hydrogen, it’s essential we understand – and prepare for – its potential risks. As hydrogen hub proposals come together, EDF gives nine initial recommendations for federal and state policymakers and hydrogen hub developers to follow.More on:
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BLOG POST
Tech solutions to meet the challenges of a changing ocean
EDF’s new publication, Technologies for Climate-Resilient Fisheries, identifies four primary climate challenges for oceans and the technologies available to meet them.More on:
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REPORT
Electric Vehicle Market Update - September 2022
This paper from EDF and ERM summarizes the current status, and projected growth, of the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) industry over the next five to ten years.More on:
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ARTICLE
Carbon savior or carbon bomb? The complicated story of Earth's peat bogs
Once thought of as the ultimate carbon sink, peat bogs in warming, drying regions risk unleashing carbon into the atmosphere.More on:
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BLOG POST
Carbon Markets Can Drive Revenue, Ambition for Tropical Forest Countries, New Studies Show
Two new EDF studies suggest that tropical forest jurisdictions that engage in emissions trading for conserving their forests at large scales could generate significant revenues, and promote more ambitious, but attainable, climate goals.More on:
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BLOG POST
Properly Pricing for Progress: How we can overhaul electricity tariffs to efficiently integrate distributed energy resources into the grid
Dr. Beia Spiller is a Fellow and Transportation Program Director at Resources for the Future. She had previously served as a Lead Senior Economist at EDF. This post is the final in a series dedicated to the future of the electricity sector and new scholarship supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Each post is […]More on:
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BLOG POST
Scientists agree: Soil health matters but climate mitigation potential still uncertain
Scientists agree that agricultural soils can be part of the climate solution, but their estimates about how much soils could slow warming vary widely. The post Scientists agree: Soil health matters but climate mitigation potential still uncertain first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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ANALYSIS
Association between traffic related air pollution exposure and direct health care costs in Northern California
A study from EDF and Kaiser Permanente scientists, published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, finds that long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution is associated with higher health care costs for older adults.More on:
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INTERACTIVE TOOL
Understanding the Near- and Long-Term Impacts of Emissions
This calculator from EDF converts abstract greenhouse gas emissions numbers into equivalent activities from our daily lives to make the data more meaningful.More on:
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INTERACTIVE TOOL
Find the communities at greatest risk from low-producing oil and gas wells
A new EDF map is making it easier to access information about the communities across the country who are impacted by pollution from small oil and gas wells with leak-prone equipment.More on:
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BLOG POST
The ZEV future is here: An 8,500% increase in truck deployments, commitments is proof.
Commercial U.S. fleets are going big on electric trucks, according to a new EDF analysis of class 2b-8 fleet announcements, which finds a nearly 8,500% increase in zero-emission fleet deployments and commitments since 2017. To arrive at this eye-popping stat, EDF tracked public announcements of leading fleet commitments to deploy zero-emission trucks, as well as […]More on:
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BLOG POST
FDA decisions leave ortho-phthalates in food and our safety in limbo
On May 19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced four incongruous actions in response to petitions submitted by EDF and others asking the agency to ban the use of more than two dozen ortho-phthalates (phthalates) in food packaging and processing equipment.More on:
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BLOG POST
For fisheries in the Caribbean, life revolves around the climate… and our climate resilience
EDF, together with regional partners, works toward healthy ecosystems and oceans that benefit coastal communities. These organizations held the virtual seminar, “Climate change-resilient fisheries in the Caribbean,” with a focus on Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.More on:
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REPORT
Impact of the Voluntary Carbon Market on Tropical Forest Countries – Implications for Corresponding Adjustments
Report from Trove Research, supported by Environmental Defense Fund, shows that growing corporate demand for carbon credits could aid tropical forest countries in achieving their national climate obligations.More on:
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ARTICLE
What would save lives and fight injustice? Stronger limits on fine particle pollution
In a new report released by EDF, scientists found that fine particle pollution, primarily generated by burning fossil fuels, is especially rampant — and deadly — in Black, Hispanic, and low-income communities. But there is a way for all of us to breathe easier. The Environmental Protection Agency could tighten its standard.More on:
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BLOG POST
Our New Electric Resilience Toolkit: Resources to Enhance Climate Resilience Planning by Electric Utilities
This post was co-authored by EDF’s Michael Panfil and Romany Webb of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law have released a new Electric Resilience Toolkit to support policymakers and […]More on:
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Activating social science for flood risk and resilience planning in Louisiana and beyond
EDF and partners at Cornell University launched a two-part social science study to examine Louisiana residents’ risk perceptions related to coastal land loss and climate change.More on:
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Creating data to support communities on the front lines of oil and gas production in the U.S.
This week EDF published a new study that combines locations of active oil and gas wells with census tract data in a way that helps us better understand the characteristics of the communities living near them.More on:
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