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INITIATIVE
Assessing the quality of carbon credits
Sound crediting systems for carbon credits can be an integral part of good climate policy. This initiative aims to help identify high-quality credits. -
REPORT
Early deployment of direct air capture with dedicated geologic storage
In recent years, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technology has moved from theoretical concept to pilot scale, producing a handful of potentially scalable approaches for generating negative emissions by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2 ) from the atmosphere. This paper from EDF explores just one technology-based approach: direct air capture (DAC) with dedicated geologic storage, also known as direct air carbon capture and sequestration (DACCS).More on:
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REPORT
Advancing scientific understanding of soil carbon and carbon credits
Credits for soil carbon sequestration lack comparability and consistency. Guidelines will help guarantee that credits deliver climate benefits.More on:
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INTERACTIVE TOOL
Find high-polluting coal power plants
Interactive mapping tool shows how many power plants that emit high levels of dangerous smog-forming oxides of nitrogen (NOx) pollution are near communities.More on:
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SOLUTIONS
The green freight handbook: Strategies to reduce emissions
Created by Environmental Defense Fund to assist companies in developing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and overall costs linked to freight transportation.More on:
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REPORT
What Investors and the SEC Can Learn from the Texas Power Crises
Report from EDF and the Brookings Institute examines the February 2021 power crisis in Texas as a case study on how climate-related perils can affect publicly traded companies.More on:
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ARTICLE
Setting the record straight on electric vehicles
EDF's electric vehicle experts assembled these facts to counter the lobbyists who want to make sure Americans keep paying at the pump.More on:
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BLOG POST
Why the $1 billion LEAF investment in tropical forests is a big deal
The LEAF coalition is driving progress at the speed and scale that the climate crisis demands by investing to protect tropical forests.More on:
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REPORT
The Climate Innovation Blueprint: An analytical framework for aligning federal energy innovation budgets with climate goals
EDF worked with Evolved Energy Research (EER) to develop an analytical framework for assessing the emissions impact of potential cost and performance breakthroughs across a set of clean energy technologies.More on:
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REPORT
Climate innovation blueprint
In this report, EDF shares recommendations to align the Department of Energy’s clean energy innovation priorities with progress on urgent climate goals.More on:
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BLOG POST
4 things regulators should know about heavy-duty truck charging
A study commissioned by EDF and conducted by Gladstein, Neandross and Associates provides a pathway to ensuring heavy duty trucks can electrify.More on:
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REPORT
Clean trucks, big bucks
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has proposed new zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) requirements throughits Advanced Clean Trucks(ACT) proceeding. This report, co-authored by EDF, evaluates the proposed rule using the California Energy Policy Simulator (EPS).More on:
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WEBINAR
The New Climate War: A Conversation with Dr. Michael E. Mann
A conversation between EDF and Dr. Michael E. Mann on his new book, The New Climate War, and the most important ways to make rapid progress in the fight against climate change. -
INTERACTIVE TOOL
Explore the neighborhood level differences in pollution's health impacts
Interactive map from EDF shows the estimated percent of new childhood asthma cases resulting from exposure to air pollution in the Bay Area.More on:
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ANALYSIS
Air pollution's unequal impacts in the Bay Area
Analysis from EDF and George Washington University reveals how air pollution takes a massive toll on the Bay Area, magnifying health risks.More on:
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METHODOLOGY
How we collected and analyzed the data
EDF collaborated with scientists at George Washington University to conduct a health impact assessment to understand the health impacts of air pollution in the Bay Area at a block-by-block scale.More on:
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REPORT
A review of federal policies for a fair energy transition
In this culminating report, EDF and Resources for the Future condense lessons from over 100 federal policies that can ensure fairness for fossil fuel workers and communities in the shift to a clean economy.More on:
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REPORT
Labor policies for communities in transition
This fourth report in a joint research series by EDF and Resources for the Future examines U.S. federal labor programs and policies that can support fossil fuel workers through the energy transition.More on:
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Washington state moves closer to comprehensive climate policy, strengthening its climate leadership
The Washington Legislature has just advanced ambitious climate policy that would make the state the second in the nation to place an enforceable, declining limit on climate pollution from the largest-emitting sectors of its economy.REPORTRecapturing U.S. climate leadership with a bold new commitment to the Paris Agreement
This EDF report demonstrates how a bold 50% emissions reduction is achievable through multiple policy pathways – and that charting an ambitious path on climate is essential for growing a strong, clean U.S. economy.More on:
PODCASTTransforming energy unlocking change and Bubba Gump Shrimp
Steph Speirs is the CEO and co-founder of Solstice, a dynamic startup that is bringing solar energy to the 80% of Americans who are unable to install solar panels on their roofs. But our conversation with Steph on EDF's Degrees podcast goes way beyond solar energy.More on:
BLOG POSTHow routine flaring in Texas’ Permian can be eliminated at little to no cost
A new analysis commissioned by EDF from Rystad Energy makes clear that flaring from Texas’ Permian oil and gas operations is persistent and is likely to increase, but that industry can eliminate most routine flaring at zero cost with simple rules and operator changes.More on:
PODCASTHow to land a sustainability J O B
As the Founder of Sustainable Career Pathways, Trish Kenlon is all about helping people find the employment opportunity of their dreams. In this episode of EDF's Degrees podcast, she answers all your questions about getting that green job.More on: