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2023 Impact Report
2023: Vital work around the globe
Annual ReportHow U.S. agriculture can adapt to escalating water risks
Scarcity and excess: Tackling water-related risks to agriculture in the United States
Water is a high-level priority at COP 28, we need to look to ground-level users for solutions
New York City moves closer to nation’s first congestion pricing plan to reduce traffic, pollution
Nation’s first congestion pricing plan to cut traffic, pollution a step closer
ArticleApproachFocus areaVital Signs Date PublishedDecember 7, 2023 - 12:00Vital Signs Post AuthorShanti MenonVital Signs Post CategoriesClimate and energy, Carbon dioxide, Transportation, People and planet, Clean air, Location, United StatesVital Signs Post Short DescriptionGet out of your car, get into my dreams. New York City's congestion pricing plan promises better transit, less gridlock and cleaner air.Vital Signs Post URL/story/new-york-city-moves-closer-nations-first-congestion-pricing-plan-reduce-traffic-pollutionHow a new carbon certificate registry could jump-start global production of sustainable aviation fuels
This registry could jump-start global production of sustainable aviation fuels
Blog postSAFc registry
Bringing consistency and transparency to the SAFc marketWebsiteLivestock methane
Global food companies join EDF for a groundbreaking step on dairy methane
Global food companies join EDF for a groundbreaking step on dairy methane
Expert VoicesThe Marrakech Partnership at COP28: Launching the 2030 breakthroughs and what that means for coastal communities
Dairy Methane Action Alliance: Climate leadership in action
Dairy Methane Action Alliance: Working with global companies to cut emissions
InitiativeMethane takes center stage at COP28
Methane takes center stage at COP28
ArticleApproachFocus areaVital Signs Date PublishedDecember 2, 2023 - 12:00Vital Signs Post AuthorFred KruppVital Signs Post CategoriesClimate and energy, Methane, Law and policy, People and planet, Clean air, Location, China, Europe, United StatesVital Signs Post Short DescriptionNew commitments by nations and the global oil and gas industry to slash methane pollution signify momentous progress to curb significant climate threat, says Environmental Defense Fund's Fred Krupp .Vital Signs Post URL/story/methane-takes-center-stage-cop28Sweeping new US rules to cut climate-warming methane pollution
Sweeping new US rules to cut climate-warming methane pollution
ArticleApproachFocus areaVital Signs Date PublishedDecember 2, 2023 - 12:00Vital Signs Post AuthorShanti MenonVital Signs Post CategoriesClimate and energy, Methane, Law and policy, People and planet, Clean air, Location, United StatesVital Signs Post Short DescriptionNew regulations by the EPA to curb methane emissions were announced at COP28.Vital Signs Post URL/story/sweeping-new-us-rules-cut-climate-warming-methane-pollutionThe science of hydrogen’s climate warming effects (PDF)
The potential of ports in developing Sustainable First Mover Initiatives: A tool for an inclusive shipping transition
Report on urban freight partnerships: Why they’re needed and how to ensure their success
Urban freight partnerships
Generating and testing new solutions to urgent environmental challenges
Innovation SpotlightTrends to scale collective impact at the 2023 Sustainable Agriculture Summit and beyond
Why Does Environmental Defense Fund Work with Dairy Companies?
Missing Methane: The decarbonization risks and opportunities of financed methane emissions
Pathways to Net Zero: Circular Strategies for Climate Action
ReportCelebrating the fishers adapting in the face of a changing climate
Celebrating the fishers adapting in the face of a changing climate
ArticleApproachFocus areaVital Signs Date PublishedNovember 21, 2023 - 12:00Vital Signs Post AuthorTom ClynesVital Signs Post CategoriesClimate and energy, Climate change, People and planet, Resilient water systems, Food, Oceans, Location, Latin America and Caribbean, United StatesVital Signs Post Short DescriptionThe approximately 1 billion people who rely on seafood need the world's fishers to adapt to our changing climate.Vital Signs Post URL/story/celebrating-fishers-adapting-face-changing-climateMissing Methane: The decarbonization risks and opportunities of financed methane emissions
Missing methane: A European perspective
