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Environmental Defense Fund works alongside communities in The Bahamas to co-develop and advance solutions that work for people and nature.

The clock is ticking to halt and reverse deforestation so that we avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The good news is that companies can provide the finance needed to keep the world's forests standing by purchasing high-quality emissions reductions credits from large-scale tropical forest conservation programs, otherwise known as jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD+). 

EDF is defending clean vehicle standards for cars, passenger trucks and heavy-duty vehicles in court.

With instant rebates on EVs now in effect, 2024 is a great year to get an electric vehicle.

This report consolidating China's policies and actions on carbon peaking and neutrality to share the country's success in implementing a "dual carbon" strategy and provide insights to guide future efforts.

This report aims to educate, empower and mobilize diverse policymakers, private asset managers and owners, and business executives toward agrifood systems transformation with far greater and more equitably distributed health, climate and financial returns for all.

The MethaneAIR research jet is a crucial innovation in EDF’s work to find and reduce emissions of methane, a potent, planet-warming greenhouse gas.

Analysis by Environmental Defense Fund finds that enough U.S. battery production capacity has already been announced to supply all the electric vehicles – both cars and trucks – expected to be sold in 2030.

Summary of research, the result of a collaboration between EDF and Northwestern and informed by key input from community partners, demonstrating the significant positive impact that the Advanced Clean Trucks rule can have in the greater Chicagoland area.

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.

COP28 laid an important foundation and some direction on where countries, industry and civil society need to accelerate climate action. But the work following COP28 will require monumental ramp-up in ambition and collaboration to address the climate crisis. We hoped the final agreement would have given countries stronger direction toward a just and equitable transition to clean energy, including realizing the full potential of methane reductions to slow the rate of warming in the near term.  

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.

By Jacqui Vogel (EDF) and Dr. Sarah Glaser (WWF) Oceans are under immense threat from climate change. Around the world, oceanographic changes like melting sea ice, warming waters, sea level rise and shifting fish populations make access to marine resources more uncertain and less secure. Climate change threatens to disrupt the communities, supply chains and …

It's time to talk about developing a new approach to food production that meets the reality of our rapidly changing future.

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.

The consequences of climate change are being felt worldwide. That's why EDF is ramping up game-changing solutions at a global scale.

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.

At COP28, over 130 countries endorsed the UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action, marking a significant elevation of the importance of food systems for a climate-resilient future. 

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.

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 …

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.

EDF’s “How To” Guide for Resilient Dairy Supply Chains provides a roadmap for how any dairy company can set and meet a supply chain sustainability goal. This resource will provide guidance on how a company can identify the environmental footprint of their supply chain, take steps to make their supply chain more resilient and publicly report their progress toward meeting climate goals.

Nearly 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions comes from agriculture and deforestation, but if we continue with business as usual agriculture could become the world’s largest contributor to climate change. That’s because feeding a growing population takes a toll on the earth, including outsized impacts on our soil, water and climate.

Six global dairy companies stepped forward at the United Nations climate conference to announce a powerful alliance to help dairy farmers reduce methane em

EDF analysus finds that leading governors have a pivotal role to play in getting the U.S. closer to its 2030 NDC, with the ability to cut the remaining distance to the U.S. commitment under the Paris Agreement in half.