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A spreadsheet of regulatory air quality monitors in London that exceed legal pollution levels in 2020

Last month Houston Metro voted to shift to purchasing only zero-emission buses by 2030 — the same year the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has set as a deadline to cut the world’s emissions in half. Both decisions are driven by the same goal: a healthier, safer and cleaner world for our kids. As …

Climate Resilience in the Caribbean

Advancing Clean Trucks

This synthesis from EDF is for federal and state policymakers looking to shape public investments in climate mitigation through agricultural soil carbon credits, protocol developers, project developers and aggregators, buyers of credits and others interested in learning about the landscape of soil carbon.

EDF’s Economics Discussion Paper Series presents economic works, research in progress, and policy discussions written by EDF Economists and external colleagues and co-authors.

Clean Manufacturing Tax Letter September 13, 2021

EDF Statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President, Political Affairs

CBS news video highlights EDF's high-tech tools to monitor methane leaks that contribute to global warming.

Traveling? Here's EDF's guide to mitigating your carbon footprint.

As the latest IPCC climate report shows, global and business leaders must take action ASAP to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. This is our moment

Market analysis by EDF finds strong demand for lending products that support farmers’ transition to soil health practices.

EDF’s Kelley Kizzier, a seasoned veteran of the UN climate talks, gives the lowdown on COP and what needs to happen there in November 2021.

EDF report finds that 90% of Iowa farmers believe soil health practices improve long-term profitability and tests ways to support the transition.

EDF Statement from Katelyn Roedner Sutter, Senior Manager for U.S. Climate

Over the past week, representatives from organizations and countries from around the world have come together for critical discussions about protecting and enhancing biodiversity in the face of climate change at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France. For the first time at the WCC, restoring ocean health was one of the central discussion …

EPA is preparing to release proposed rules to cut oil and gas methane pollution from both new and existing facilities — one of the most critical and cost-effective actions we can take to immediately slow the rate of global warming and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Recognizing the importance of this opportunity, yesterday,

A 21st-century, electric infrastructure must include considerations for electric heavy and medium-duty vehicles like electric trucks. Read our report here.

A report released by a subcommittee of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission examines the threat that increasingly extreme and volatile weather poses to the stability of financial markets, including U.S. agricultural markets. Representatives from EDF served on the 35-member panel.

Statement from Mary Barber, Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs at Environmental Defense Fund

Through the process known as budget reconciliation, Congress is now considering significant investments in climate action that could supercharge economic and job growth. With so many moving pieces, it can be difficult to know what to watch for, which is why we’ve homed in on four key questions to ask as the process unfolds.

The U.S. Court of Appeals declined Spire’s request to grant Spire authority to construct and operate a 65-mile pipeline were fatally flawed.

By publishing a guide on hyperlocal air quality monitoring in Spanish, EDF is helping pioneer worldwide solutions that will promote air quality innovation in regions that are key to tackling the air pollution crisis. The post EDF unveils Spanish version of its flagship How-to Guide for mapping hyperlocal air pollution first appeared on Global Clean Air.

Ever wonder where air pollution in your neighbourhood is coming from? We’ve been working on a new Greater London map that displays detailed information on the sources of health-harming air pollution. Search for or click anywhere on the map to get a breakdown of pollution sources – for both nitrogen oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5)

By Jim Leape, Kristian Teleki, Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted and Thomas V. Grasso, Co-chairs, Blue Food Cluster for the U.N. Food Systems Summit 2021 This op-ed was first published in ECO Magazine’s Autumn 2021 edition. View it here. Our food systems are fragile and worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Conventional food systems, already stretched, have been …