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EVENTAt this installment of the Climate Tech Convening series, we will moderate a discussion among farmers, research institutions, start-ups, agribusiness, and venture capital firms. The program will feature keynote speaker William Hohenstein, Director of USDA’s Office of Energy and Environmental Policy. It will consist of several panels exploring the emerging technology areas that producers, start-ups, and investors are excited about introducing and scaling in the AgTech market.
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REPORT
Just transition and safeguards framework
Report produced by EDF provides guidelines for developing strategies, plans, measures and metrics that will ensure a fair and equitable transition towards cleaner energy sources. It also provides guidance on how to measure whether activities uphold decarbonization benefits, environmental rights and the interests of impacted stakeholders, including Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. -
EXPLAINER
Clean or dirty: Is hydrogen the climate-friendly energy solution we need?
Hydrogen is a leak-prone gas with a potent warming effect. For hydrogen to be an effective climate solution, we must produce it cleanly and use it wisely.More on:
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ANALYSIS
Expert review of the science underlying nature-based climate solutions
Study based on research conducted at institutions including Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Columbia University, assessed whether 43 nature-based climate-solutions (NbCS) are based on sufficiently strong scientific evidence to support solutions like high-quality carbon crediting.More on:
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REPORT
Shared Duty: National, International Oil Companies Bound Together by Methane Obligations
This EDF paper addresses the critical nature of national oil companies (NOCs) and the IOC's non-operated joint ventures (NOJVs) and how, together, they can accelerate industry’s methane momentum.More on:
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BLOG POST
2 key lessons for advancing nature-based climate solutions
This post is authored by Mark Moroge, Vice President of Natural Climate Solutions at Environmental Defense Fund. We know that nature-based climate solutions are among our greatest assets when it comes to tackling climate change. Conserving, restoring and improving the management of nature – alongside reductions in new fossil fuel use – can provide at […]More on:
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REPORT
An Investor Guide to the SEC Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures
This investor guide from EDF provides the financial sector with an overview of the rule and its key components, summarize the implications of the rule for investors, put the rule into context with other international frameworks, and map out next steps towards implementation of the rule.More on:
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REPORT
Navigating Carbon Pricing (PDF)
In the context of India’s 2023 G20 Presidency, this EDF report provides an overview of the experience of carbon pricing across the world. It focuses on the benefits of these instruments, the challenges that impede wider adoption, and the plausible solutions that can lead to the faster uptake of these tools by emerging economies.More on:
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REPORT
A comparison of clean heat standards
Report commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund and prepared by Energy Futures Group provides an overview of key design elements that can be used for a Clean Heat Standards, as well as a look at how four states are approaching these elements in their own CHS development process.More on:
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REPORT
Measuring resilience
Report from EDF and RPA, in collaboration with other stakeholders and partners, provides a set of indicators and metrics that can be used to measure a community’s resilience across a specific geography.More on:
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INITIATIVE
Modernizing the electric grid to advance clean energy
The electric grid needs a strong backbone of transmission lines to support the transition from fossil fuel power plants to a cleaner grid powered by renewable energy and batteries. Transmission enables electrification of vehicles and buildings, and ensures reliability during extreme weather events. However, a number of barriers have stalled the development of the grid and delayed the connection of renewable energy and storage resources.More on:
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BLOG POST
How Companies are Growing Profits and Making Climate Progress: Case Studies
A new report from EDF and Sustainable Public Affairs showcases case studies on how EU companies are acting on climate goals while growing profits.More on:
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BLOG POST
Lender perceptions and actions on conservation agriculture
Lenders’ conservation knowledge and challenges can inform how lending institution executives can support farmers in conservation decisions.More on:
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REPORT
Advancing effective and equitable crediting: Natural climate solutions crediting handbook
This Handbook from EDF guides readers through key decisions and complex issues involved in creating effective crediting systems for natural climate solutions (NCS).More on:
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BLOG POST
Progress to catalyze jurisdictional REDD+
In the fight against the climate crisis, high-integrity jurisdictional REDD+ is intended to be transformational, giving forest communities and governments the ability to tap into the voluntary carbon market to access climate finance needed to ensure that large areas of tropical forests remain intact.More on:
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BLOG POST
Want to understand Natural Climate Solutions Crediting? We have a handbook for that.
Stakeholders across the climate space need urgent help to cut through the noise on natural climate solutions crediting. The NCS Crediting Handbook aims to meet this need by clearly laying out how high-quality NCS crediting can work—for credit sellers, for credit buyers, and as part of an effective and ethical global climate response.More on:
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EXPLAINER
How MethaneSAT is different from other satellites
Data from MethaneSAT will help measure methane pollution from oil and gas facilities worldwide, with both a broad scope and exacting precision.More on:
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REPORT
Extreme heat’s impacts on farm financial outcomes in Kansas
Environmental Defense Fund, Cornell University, and Kansas State University studied how severe weather financially impacts Kansas farms and how management choices and government programs mitigate the negative impacts. The study used a 40-year Kansas farm financial dataset and historic weather data to measure the impacts of extreme heat on gross and net farm income.More on:
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LEGAL RESOURCES
Defending clean vehicle standards to protect people and the planet
Explore EDF's collection of clean car standards legal resources.More on:
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PROJECT
Fighting climate change with MethaneAIR
The MethaneAIR research jet is a crucial innovation in EDF’s work to find and reduce emissions of methane, a potent, planet-warming greenhouse gas.More on:
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BLOG POST
A Decade of Impact: Celebrating Ten Years of Transformative Partnerships
Climate Corps fellowship program trains graduate students and pairs them with custom-matched host organizations looking for a low-cost, low-risk way to advance their sustainability efforts.More on:
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WEBSITE
Oceans Futures: Let's stop ocean conflict before it happens
Launched by the World Wildlife Fund, Environmental Defense Fund, and other partners, this first-of-a-kind platform combines data from climate modeling, socioeconomics, and global fisheries to highlight hotspots of potential future ocean conflict.More on:
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REPORT
How U.S. agriculture can adapt to escalating water risks
Deepening patterns of water scarcity and excess pose a growing threat to agriculture across much of the United States. Intensifying climatic extremes — combined with accelerating disruptive human interventions including groundwater over-extraction, sprawling drainage networks and misaligned governance — are driving mounting water-related agricultural costs, particularly in midwestern and western states.More on: