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INTERACTIVE TOOL
Air tracker shows path pollution takes through neighborhoods
EDF and partners have combined a newly created online mapping tool — run on real-time, trusted scientific models — with air pollution and weather forecasting data to help users learn more about the air they’re breathing and allow them to see where it's coming from.More on:
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REPORT
Stakeholder Guide to SEC’s Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures
EDF explores why climate risk disclosure matters for investors.More on:
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ARTICLE
Buttigieg: Transportation is the climate solution
At a virtual town hall hosted by EDF Action, the advocacy partner of EDF, Transportation Secretary Buttigieg spoke with EDF political affairs director Elizabeth Gore about climate change, climate action and being a sleep-deprived new dad. Here’s an edited excerpt of their conversation.More on:
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BLOG POST
As Congress makes big budget decisions, new polling shows bipartisan support for climate innovation investment
Recent national polling by Morning Consult, commissioned by EDF, makes clear that a bipartisan majority of voters support bolstering federal funding for climate innovation.More on:
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BLOG POST
Getting to net zero: New policy insights on the role of carbon management strategies
EDF's summary for policymakers, based on new modeling from Evolved Energy Research, shares insights on the potential role of carbon removal and carbon capture strategies in reaching net-zero emissions in the U.S.More on:
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Summary for Policymakers: Carbon Management in Net-zero Energy Systems
EDF summary for policymakers, based on new modeling from Evolved Energy Research, shares insights on the potential role of carbon removal and carbon capture strategies in reaching net-zero emissions in the U.S.More on:
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FACT SHEET
Understanding the differences between carbon removal and carbon capture
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.More on:
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REPORT
Pledges to Policy: Evaluating North Carolina’s Progress on Critical Climate Targets
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.More on:
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ARTICLE
Cleanup begins for thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells
EDF helped secure $4.7 billion in federal funding to plug orphan wells, clean up oil and gas pollution, and create jobs.More on:
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EXPLAINER
The inside track on carbon capture technologies
Carbon capture technologies remove vast amounts of CO2 from the air and have a vital role to play in protecting us from catastrophic climate change.More on:
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ANALYSIS
Crediting agricultural soil carbon sequestration
Paper published in the journal Science, co-authored by EDF scientists, outlines ideas for a regionally consistent crediting framework that could help establish consistent, transparent, and robust criteria for generating soil organic carbon credits and addressing risks and challenges associated with the voluntary SOC market.More on:
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REPORT
Act Now or Pay Later: The Costs of Climate Inaction for Ports and Shipping
A report from EDF and RTI International reveals that the global shipping and port industry is susceptible to billions of dollars in infrastructure damage and trade disruption from climate change impacts.More on:
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ANALYSIS
The value of early methane mitigation in preserving Arctic summer sea ice
EDF research published in Environmental Research Letters shows that immediate action to reduce methane emissions could help preserve Arctic summer sea ice this century.More on:
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ARTICLE
EDF study: The fastest way to save melting sea ice
Rapidly slashing the world's methane emissions could help save our Arctic summer sea ice, slow climate change and protect countless animals that make sea ice home.More on:
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REPORT
Voters Perceptions of Climate Innovation
Poll conducted by Morning Consult for Environmental Defense Fund finds that a large majority of voters (72%) support the U.S. investing in climate innovation.More on:
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REPORT
Linking flights and forests
The essential role of forests in supporting global aviation's response to climate change: an overview from EDF and partners for ICAO policy makers.More on:
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BLOG POST
Direct air capture could help us draw down historic carbon pollution. But it needs the right policy
EDF working paper explores policy tools that federal policymakers could use to quickly and responsibly begin deployment of Direct Air Capture facilities, one of several possible carbon removal approaches.More on:
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OVERVIEW
Monitoring methane in Canada
EDF is funding high-tech research that will paint a picture of methane emissions in Canada like we’ve never had before.More on:
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FACT SHEET
Why the U.S. Needs Climate Innovation
To avert the most damaging impacts of climate change, the U.S. will need to rapidly drive down emissions to net zero by no later than 2050 – a point at which we are releasing no more emissions than we can remove in a safe and responsible manner.More on:
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REPORT
Evaluating climate risk in NEPA reviews
Report from EDF and partners combines an extensive review of previously conducted Environmental Impact Statements (“EIS”) with an examination of the legal framework, current practices, and next steps for integrating climate impact analysis into NEPA reviews.More on:
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ANALYSIS
Upstream Solutions to Downstream Problems: Investing in Rural Natural Infrastructure for Water Quality Improvement and Flood Risk Mitigation
Paper published in the journal Water by EDF scientists reviews the evidence that implementing natural infrastructure in upstream agricultural landscapes could improve water quality and reduce flood risk for downstream communities, and identifies a suite of natural infrastructure measures that provide the greatest benefits.More on:
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PODCAST
Jason Swann s life turned upside down Now he s saving wild places
EDF's Degrees podcast talks with Jason Swann about how an encounter with the police, a divorce, and job loss led him to a new life as an advocate for racial equity in the outdoors and to a dramatic career change from finance to sustainability.More on: