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On today’s show, climate communication rock star Dr. Katharine Hayhoe shares her own journey learning how to do some of the most difficult planet-saving work there is: talking about climate change across political, emotional, geographical, and generational divides.

Letter questioning the validity of published estimates for the potential magnitude of soil carbon sequestration (SCS).

Companies in the meat and dairy sector are uniquely positioned to tackle methane emissions. By setting an ambitious methane reduction target, companies can slash their greenhouse gas emissions and build more resilient and equitable supply chains, while meeting shareholder and customer demands for climate action.

Learn more about the Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PEIVC) Protocol.

Learn more about Resilience management practices for electric utilities and extreme weather.

Learn more about Business Impacts of Climate Risk: Introducing The Climate Resilience Maturity Index.

Discover the landscape of natural hazard risk in the United States.

Learn more about the public guideline on principles of climate adaptation and mitigation for engineers.

Learn more about the Energy Resilience Reference Guide for State Utility Regulators .

Learn more about our Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience (ICRRL) Resilience Toolkit.

The MethaneSAT satellite will be able to measure methane like never before, providing a powerful means of accountability for communities and governments around the world.

Paper co-authored by EDF scientists examines the relationship between soil organic matter and yield heterogeneity, studying its distribution between particulate organic matter (POM) and mineral associated organic matter (MAOM) at the sub-field scale within 9 farms located in the central United States.

EDF story map shows how states are using natural infrastructure to address climate impacts.

Synapse Energy Economics analysis commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund and Taxpayers for Common Sense finds oil and gas companies across Ohio wasted $93 million worth of gas in 2019.

This report from EDF and group of partners crossing sectors shares implementation lessons from a learning pilot in New York City designed to harness risk transfer to provide immediate and flexible post-flood assistance to under-resourced households.

This report shares a process of social innovation undertaken to improve the financial recovery of low- and moderate-income (LMI) households from increasing climate disasters. The report first discusses the broader issue of cross-sector collaboration and team building and then walks through the insurance-based innovation steps in detail.

(This post was co-authored by EDF Senior Climate Scientist Ilissa Ocko) Hurricanes are complicated, and their characteristics depend on a number of factors, which makes it difficult to tease out certain trends and predict the future. But what is scientifically clear is that human-caused climate change is a key reason that hurricanes are more destructive …

On this episode, we take a deep dive with the Rev. Dr. Carroll, a pastor at the forefront of a movement to "green the church" — particularly the Black church. Join us as he shares his journey toward seeing himself as a steward of the planet and a faith leader.

The Department of Energy has announced the list of selectees under its $7 billion Hydrogen Hubs program. If they successfully conclude final negotiations with DOE, projects will receive funding to create close-proximity networks of hydrogen producers, consumers, and connective infrastructure as part of the Biden administration’s ambitious climate and clean energy effort. While hubs offer …

PR and marketing expert Solitaire Townsend talks combating the fossil fuel machine by applying sophisticated storytelling strategies to sustainability.

A new EDF report finds that adding sorghum, rye, oats and millet acreage in Kansas would use 12% less water than today, while boosting nutritional yield per acre.

Food production and the livelihoods of rural communities across the globe are vulnerable to changing climate conditions.

Study commissioned by EDF lays out a comprehensive vision to unlock the potential of intermodal freight, suggesting how successfully integrating class I and short line rail into an updated intermodal ecosystem could usher in transformative gains for the industry, while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the freight sector.

Interactive map from EDF gives a comprehensive assessment of environmental justice and energy equity legislation and regulations in each state. By clicking on a state, you will find detailed information about the policies in that state that include environmental justice provisions.