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The fastest way to slow climate change

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Methane
What are climate-resilient fisheries and how do we create them?

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Sustainable fishing
Harnessing nature to reduce Gulf Coast flood and chemical exposure risk

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Extreme weather

Safer chemicals

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Economics Discussion Paper Series

EDF’s economics discussion paper series

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Climate's eye in the sky

CBS highlights EDF’s high-tech tools in the climate fight

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Climate pollution

Methane
Personal Travel Carbon Footprint Worksheet

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Clean transportation
How agricultural lenders can support farmers in boosting soil health

How agricultural lenders can support farmers in boosting soil health

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Climate smart agriculture

Insurance
What needs to happen at the UN climate talks

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Policy

UN Climate Change Conference
It's time we go bold and electrify trucks

Report

Clean transportation

Clean trucks and buses

Policy

United States
Carbon Credit Quality Initiative

Initiative
A revamped cost curve for reaching net-zero emissions

A revamped cost curve for reaching net-zero emissions

Analysis

Climate pollution
Climate smart agriculture

Sustainable food
Early Deployment of Direct Air Capture with Dedicated Geologic Storage

Early deployment of direct air capture with dedicated geologic storage

Report

Climate pollution

Policy
Soil carbon credits have potential but need clear standards

Report

Climate smart agriculture

Natural climate solutions
See how many high-polluting power plants are near your community

Interactive tool

Clean air

United States
Electric Fleet Deployment & Commitment tracking tool

Interactive tool

Clean transportation

Clean trucks and buses

Business engagement
Assemble a climate innovation portfolio

Interactive tool

Climate pollution

United States
California Voters' Views on Aquaculture

California Report (2021)

Report

Sustainable fishing

Sustainable food

United States
Florida Voters' Views on Aquaculture

Florida Report (2021)

Report

Sustainable fishing

Sustainable food

United States
American Voters' Views on Aquaculture

National Aquaculture Report (2021)

Report

Sustainable fishing

Sustainable food

United States
Methane
Reducing emissions from shipping

Reducing emissions from shipping

Initiative
What Investors and the SEC Can Learn from the Texas Power Crises

Report

Policy

United States
Summer of Action Grants

Project

United States
Policy

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