Fred Krupp
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Fred Krupp has guided EDF for three decades. A leading voice on climate change, energy, and sustainability, he is a champion for harnessing the power of the marketplace to protect our environment.
Under Krupp's leadership, EDF has become one of the world’s most influential environmental organizations. He has focused international attention on the problem of methane emissions from the oil-and-gas system and led EDF's innovative corporate partnerships with FedEx, KKR, McDonald’s, Walmart and others.
Since he took the helm in 1984, EDF’s annual operating budget has grown from $3 million to over $180 million, staff has increased from 50 to more than 700, and membership has expanded from 40,000 to over 2.5 million.
Krupp was named one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S. News and World Report and is a recipient of the 2015 William K. Reilly Environmental Leadership Award.
Background
Krupp is co-author with Miriam Horn of the New York Times bestseller Earth: The Sequel – The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming.
Krupp was educated at Yale and the University of Michigan Law School, and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Haverford College.
He has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, and Bloomberg Businessweek, and appears frequently in the national media.
He lives with his family in Connecticut. An avid rower, he won a gold medal in the 2006 World Rowing Masters Regatta sponsored by FISA, the international rowing federation.
Latest pieces
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How the Biden administration should frame its priorities
December 6, 2020
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With Biden declared the winner, a window opens for climate, equity and public health
November 8, 2020
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Puerto Rico can achieve reliable and equitable clean energy. Here’s what it’ll take.
August 12, 2020
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Energy is a lifeline for the people of Puerto Rico
August 12, 2020
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Congress has a plan to fight climate change and build a more just America. Here's what you should know.
July 1, 2020
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Put the oil-and-gas industry back to work — by investing in clean energy
June 5, 2020
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An Earth Day pledge for the COVID era
April 21, 2020
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3 paths philanthropy must take now to tackle climate change
February 20, 2020
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Methane rules are good for the energy industry
January 17, 2020
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In Congress, a bold new path forward on climate
November 26, 2019