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BLOG POST
Widespread support for the SEC’s proposed climate risk disclosure standards
EDF joined the Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law to submit letters supporting a proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would standardize public companies’ disclosures of climate risk information.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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PODCAST
How a psychology major is on the frontlines of decarbonizing a global industry
Degrees, the EDF podcast, talks with Christie Gamble, Senior Sustainability Director at a clean tech company called CarbonCure Technologies that’s on a mission to decarbonize the concrete industry.More on:
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BLOG POST
The Quest for Cleaner Gas: Engaging the Ecosystem
Natural gas buyers have strong influence over supply chains, but have yet to expand contract terms to include emissions intensity. Investors can influence the market toward lower-emissions gas.More on:
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PODCAST
Land a Green Job 101
Trying to break into a sustainability job? Tune in to an impactful miniseries from EDF's Degrees podcast. Land a Green Job 101 — six short episodes with pro tips to help you find a planet-saving career.More on:
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EVENT
Climate Week New York City
What happens at Climate Week matters more than ever. Global leaders and corporations must set the stage for significant climate commitments. EDF is focused on the biggest actions to go bold on climate. Please join us.More on:
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PODCAST
The fastest electric vehicle fleet makeover in the west
Degrees, the EDF podcast, talks with the ebullient Gilbert Blue Feather Rosas, who raised millions of dollars to bring electric buses to one of America’s biggest school districts.More on:
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PODCAST
10 ways to save the planet
Degrees, the EDF podcast, goes deep into the jobs of the future with Ryan Panchadsaram, co-author of the book Speed & Scale, an action plan to get global emissions to zero by 2050.More on:
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REPORT
The High-Integrity Sustainable Aviation Fuels Handbook
Building on new work in United Nations’ (UN) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to quantify the climate benefits of SAF on a life-cycle basis and ensure its environmental integrity and sustainability in the context of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, this handbook from EDF provides the foundation for air carriers and large corporate customers of air travel to help drive aviation’s energy transition in the near term.More on:
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BLOG POST
What policy instrument options are available to address methane emissions from the oil and gas sector?
This blog was coauthored by Maureen Lackner, Huong Nguyen and Aaron Wolfe. New EDF Economics Discussion Paper describes the instrument options available to policy makers in both oil and gas producing as well as importing countries. Policy makers around the world are increasingly recognizing the need to drastically reduce methane emissions in parallel with carbon […]More on:
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EVENT
Climate Week Africa
At Africa Climate Week 2022, EDF experts are sharing insights, drawing on our work to speed the transition to clean energy and to ensure healthy and safe livelihoods, in particular for communities most impacted by the effects of climate change.More on:
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ARTICLE
Meet three young heroes fighting food waste in corporate America
About 35% of America's food supply goes to waste. If all of that food was grown in one place, the farm would cover three-quarters of California.More on:
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BLOG POST
LGIM America and EDF: A new kind of climate partnership
By Neaaz Mozumder, Investment Stewardship Analyst, LGIM America and Andrew Howell, Director of Investor Influence, Environmental Defense Fund A year ago, LGIM America (LGIMA) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced a partnership to help “turbocharge investor leadership on climate change” and reduce emissions across high-emitting industries. Our shared plan focused on encouraging business leaders to […]More on:
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BLOG POST
Net Zero: Obstacles and Catalysts for Business Climate Action
Exploring research findings of interviews and surveys with companies navigating internal and external obstacles on their path to net zero.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
To solve our food problems, we must look to the oceans
By Christopher Free and Willow Battista Earlier this spring, 1.5 million livestock died in the Horn of Africa. The immediate culprit was a severe, prolonged drought spurred by the growing effects of climate change. It’s a sign of weakening food systems in a warming world. But while land-based food systems are carbon-intensive and increasingly unstable, […]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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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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BLOG POST
4 main takeaways from America’s top transit agencies on electrifying buses
Many U.S. transit agencies, from New York to Los Angeles to Houston, are working to convert their bus fleets from diesel to electric. The number of electric transit buses currently on order or operating in the U.S. grew 112% from 2018 to 2021, according to CALSTART. Electric buses are cleaner, quieter and increasingly more cost-effective […]More on:
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BLOG POST
Taking a big leap to solve California water problems: How uncommon partners are finding common ground on the water
A “Finding Common Water” rafting excursion developed by EDF and UC Merced was designed to get participants with a stake in California water off our desk chairs and onto rafts, out of the ordinary and into an extraordinary setting — a hot, highly regulated, wild and scenic river — to push everyone out of their comfort zone and get to work on addressing real water problems.More on:
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BLOG POST
Investor Guide to Company Comments on Proposed EPA Methane Standards
EPA’s comment period saw broad support for federal methane regulation, but opportunities remain for leading companies to raise ambition in public comments later this year.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: