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Sharing innovative solutions to build climate resilience in Cuban coastal communities
RISDoC participants are building a more resilient future in Cuba. Check out a few of their key priorities in this blog post. The post Sharing innovative solutions to build climate resilience in Cuban coastal communities first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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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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Hydrogen Hub Development: Community Perceptions
This poll was conducted between October 11 - October 16, 2023 among a sample of 600 adults in Hydrogen Hub communities. The interviews were conducted online. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. For the purposes of this survey, Hydrogen Hub communities constitute surveyed participants in zip codes relating to areas that have been selected or were strongly considered to become a home to a DOE Hydrogen Hub within the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Program (H2Hubs). These communities were identified based upon Rystad’s analysis of 22 publicly announced hub proposals for H2Hubs.More on:
BLOG POSTDairy Methane Action Alliance: What’s Coming in 2024
By Vrashabh Kapate Led by food and dairy giants the Bel Group, Danone, General Mills, Kraft Heinz, Lactalis USA, and Nestlé, as well as the Environmental Defense Fund, the Dairy Methane Action Alliance (DMAA) launched at COP28 last week in a COP Presidency event–to great global attention. These leading food companies together represent more than […]More on:
WEBSITEOceans 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:
REPORTState climate equity survey: Documenting how state rules support a just and equitable energy transition
Across the U.S., states are passing laws that will ensure greater equity as we transition to a clean energy system. This EDF report that documents states’ efforts to make their energy transition more equitable and healthier.More on:
ANNUAL REPORT2023: Global reach, local impact
The consequences of climate change are being felt worldwide. That's why EDF is ramping up game-changing solutions at a global scale.REPORTHow 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:
REPORTScarcity and excess: Tackling water-related risks to agriculture in the United States
This EDF report provides an overview of the dual water stressors of too little and too much water, the current and potential future impacts these might have on agriculture, and highlights emerging adaptation strategies to enhance resilience. This report focuses on impacts to agriculture in the western and midwestern U.S.More on:
BLOG POSTWater is a high-level priority at COP 28, we need to look to ground-level users for solutions
Water has finally reached the highest levels of global climate negotiations. The path to a sustainable freshwater future, however, lies with ground-level users. At COP 28, EDF is elevating their voices, their needs and the approaches they find most useful. _______ While greenhouse gases drive climate change, many of its impacts are inherently liquid. Whether […] The post Water is a high-level priority at COP 28, we need to look to ground-level users for solutions first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
BLOG POSTThis 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:
WEBSITEBringing 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:
EXPERT VOICESGlobal food companies join EDF for a groundbreaking step on dairy methane
Six global dairy companies stepped forward at the United Nations climate conference to announce a powerful alliance to help dairy farmers reduce methane emissions and make farming more sustainable.More on:
BLOG POSTThe 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:
FACT SHEETThe 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:
REPORTThe potential of ports in developing Sustainable First Mover Initiatives: A tool for an inclusive shipping transition
Preliminary findings report for the Sustainable First Movers Initiative Identification Tool, a system created by Environmental EDF and Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, in collaboration with Arup, to help shipping stakeholders align investment decisions that support the maritime energy transition away from fossil fuels.More on:
REPORTReport on urban freight partnerships: Why they’re needed and how to ensure their success
To meet sustainability goals, municipalities and regional governments must develop partnerships with relevant stakeholders in the field of freight. This new analysis by EDF Europe aims to support this type of collaboration.More on:
REPORTUrban freight partnerships
In order to meet sustainability goals, municipalities and regional governments must develop partnerships with relevant stakeholders in the field of freight.More on:
INNOVATION SPOTLIGHTEDF Innovation Fund
EDF's Innovation Fund empowers its global staff to think creatively and pilot inspired ideas through seed grants and innovation-focused training and support.BLOG POSTTrends to scale collective impact at the 2023 Sustainable Agriculture Summit and beyond
In early December, the EDF climate-smart agriculture team will join hundreds of farmers, food and agriculture companies, university experts and other conservation organizations at the 2023 Sustainable Agriculture Summit, “Scaling Collective Impact: Collaborating to Accelerate Agricultural Sustainability.” This conference is one of the largest annual gatherings of people working to improve sustainability in U.S. agriculture, […] The post Trends to scale collective impact at the 2023 Sustainable Agriculture Summit and beyond first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
ARTICLEWhy Does Environmental Defense Fund Work with Dairy Companies?
Here at Environmental Defense Fund, a key part of our strategy includes working with businesses to create game-changing solutions for business and the planet. Now, we’re working with the dairy sector to drastically reduce supply chain emissions, with a particular focus on methane, an especially potent greenhouse gas.More on: