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BLOG POST
This registry could jump-start global production of sustainable aviation fuels
By Istvan Bart, Climate Director Last week, Virgin Atlantic became the first commercial airline to fly across the Atlantic ocean using 100% sustainable aviation fuels , demonstrating the incredible potential of clean, alternative fuels for flight. We need more planes flying on SAF, because if aviation were a country, it would be one of the […]More on:
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WEBSITE
Bringing consistency and transparency to the SAFc market
An innovative tool from EDF, RMI and the Sustainable Aviation Buyers’ Alliance, the registry supports corporations working to reduce their aviation footprints by purchasing sustainable aviation fuel certificates, or SAFc, with a consistent, transparent and verifiable record to enable credible climate disclosure.More on:
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BLOG POST
The Marrakech Partnership at COP28: Launching the 2030 breakthroughs and what that means for coastal communities
The world is gathered in Dubai for the 28th Conference of the Parties under the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Convention, otherwise known as COP28. Over a two-week span, government delegations come together to negotiate what actions the world needs to take to achieve a future under 1.5 degrees. This will set the tone […]More on:
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FACT SHEET
The science of hydrogen’s climate warming effects (PDF)
How does hydrogen warm the climate? What is hydrogen’s warming potency? Learn more about these and other questions through this EDF fact sheet detailing the latest science on hydrogen’s warming effects.More on:
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REPORT
Pathways to Net Zero: Circular Strategies for Climate Action
EDF guide to help companies incorporate circular solutions. The circular economy framework and associated value lever map can be used to identify, prioritize, and implement specific concepts that meet business, environmental, and social goals.More on:
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REPORT
At a glance: Enteric emissions reduction opportunities
Companies in the meat and dairy sector are uniquely positioned to tackle methane emissions. By setting an ambitious methane reduction target, companies can slash their greenhouse gas emissions and build more resilient and equitable supply chains, while meeting shareholder and customer demands for climate action.More on:
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INITIATIVE
Less Traffic Better Transit Cleaner Air
A modern, clean public transit system is critical to meeting climate goals. That's why EDF is working with a growing coalition of businesses, advocates and community groups to develop a comprehensive congestion pricing plan to help New York get there.More on:
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EXPLAINER
Natural infrastructure for thriving coasts and watersheds
EDF story map shows how states are using natural infrastructure to address climate impacts.More on:
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BLOG POST
Helping new hydrogen hubs sidestep risks, deliver on climate promise
The Department of Energy has announced the list of selectees under its $7 billion Hydrogen Hubs program. If they successfully conclude final negotiations with DOE, projects will receive funding to create close-proximity networks of hydrogen producers, consumers, and connective infrastructure as part of the Biden administration’s ambitious climate and clean energy effort. While hubs offer […]More on:
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BLOG POST
Why using ammonia in power generation is risky for the climate
By Sofia Esquivel-Elizondo and Ilissa Ocko Companies are announcing plans to use ammonia to decarbonize the power sector, because they view it as a carbon-free fuel that does not emit carbon dioxide and other carbon-based air pollutants, such as carbon monoxide, when combusted. But there are serious issues with this strategy, primarily because it doesn’t […]More on:
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TOOLKIT
Responding to Climate Disasters: A Disaster Recovery Guidebook for US Artisans & Maker-Entrepreneurs
EDF, in partnership with Nest and with support from Etsy, developed this comprehensive guide to the post-disaster resources available to small business owners and the next steps to accessing them.More on:
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BLOG POST
A tale of two neighborhoods: How climate change affects communities differently
As the effects of climate change continue to unfold, all communities across the U.S. will face a wider range of risks. However, some communities will be more affected by those risks due to greater exposure and limited ability to recover from their effects. For two neighboring communities in Detroit, the U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index, a […]More on:
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BLOG POST
How EDF’s new, groundbreaking EJ mapping tool can drive equitable policies and investment
Last Monday, Environmental Defense Fund and Texas A&M University unveiled the Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI), a robust, data-driven mapping tool built to highlight how drivers of cumulative vulnerability and exposure to climate impacts disadvantage communities across the U.S. Combining 184 sets of data, or “indicators,” to rank more than 70,000 U.S. Census tracts, the CVI […]More on:
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PODCAST
From mud cakes to high stakes with Youth Climate Collaborative’s Pooja Tilvawala
Joing us on this episode of Degrees as Pooja reflects on her journey toward participating in some of the most important climate convenings of our time.More on:
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WEBSITE
The U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index
Pulling in 184 sets of data to rank more than 70,000 U.S. Census tracts, the U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index helps you see which communities face the greatest challenges from the impacts of a changing climate.More on:
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WEBSITE
Net Zero Action Accelerator
Environmental Defense Fund's climate action hub helps businesses fast track and scale climate progress, reach their sustainability goals and galvanize net zero leadership across supply chains.More on:
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REPORT
In the voluntary carbon market, buyers will pay for quality
Study of nearly 500 company leaders in charge of voluntary carbon credit purchases for their companies finds that buyers across market segments are willing to pay significantly more for credits with demonstrably high quality.More on:
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BLOG POST
What a carbon credit buyer wants: New survey from BCG shows higher demand for high quality in the voluntary carbon market
The voluntary carbon market has been in a flurry in the past year to define integrity and quality for carbon credits. Between the recently released Core Carbon Principles from the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, to the Claims Code of Practice from the Voluntary Carbon Market Initiative, we now have more guidance and […]More on:
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BLOG POST
New analysis shows that, in a decisive decade for climate action, Oregon must aim higher
Last legislative session, Oregon’s lawmakers had the opportunity to update Oregon’s statutory climate targets. This would have been the first time that Oregon updated its outdated climate targets in 15 years and would have brought Oregon’s climate goals in line with the level of ambition of President Biden’s national climate targets and from other climate […]More on: