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"COP25 showed that the yawning gap between what citizens are demanding on climate action, and what UN negotiations are delivering, is wider than ever. Carbon markets can help fill that gap by promoting international cooperation that allows countries to cut climate pollution faster and deeper than they can on their own."

Northeast states commit to accelerate adoption of electric trucks and buses.

Automatic cancellation, overall mitigation in global emissions, and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: an economic analysis.

Environmental organisations and businesses are reinforcing their call for robust accounting rules under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

EDF's Nathaniel Keohane, Senior Vice President, Climate and Poppy Kalesi, Director of Global Energy Policy on the publication of the “European Green Deal."

New Report Finds Trump EPA Failed to Follow the Law, Consider Children’s Health on Proposed Loophole for Super-Polluting Glider Trucks

Carbon markets achieve emissions reductions at lower cost than standard regulations. These cost savings translate into direct atmospheric gains.

There is a step we can take to have a major impact on the rate of warming now.

EPA Changes Definition of “Ambient Air,” Allows an Increase in Dangerous Pollution

Statement from Ann Hayden about the launch of the California Resilience Challenge.

Fisheries are critically important for nutrition, food security and livelihoods of people around the world. With climate change expected to alter fisheries worldwide, building climate-resilient fisheries is key—read about five pathways governments and stakeholders can take so fisheries can thrive and continue to provide needed resources.

With climate change increasingly threatening key life support systems of our planet, including the ocean, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today released a new report identifying key priorities for the world’s fisheries to achieve sustainability in the face of rapidly-warming seas.

The bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus today held its first public event, a briefing about agriculture’s role in climate solutions.

Breakthrough: 2019 Year in Review

EDF is working on solutions to both the short-term and long-term drivers of climate change.

EDF is working on solutions to both the short-term and long-term drivers of climate change.

State by State guide from 2019

A delegation of EDF experts will be pushing for progress on key issues and attending events throughout the 2019 UN climate conference in Madrid.

In Chile and Peru, EDF works in collaboration with the main fishing actors to promote resilient and sustainable fishing.

Green Groups Ask to Join New York, New Jersey, NYC in Cross-State Air Pollution Case

Overnight Explosion at Port Neches, Texas Chemical Plant a “Preventable Tragedy”

EDF Events at COP 25

EDF President Fred Krupp issued the following statement recognizing the legacy of the William D. Ruckelshaus, two-time head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a longstanding champion of America’s health and natural resources, who died earlier today at age 87.

The net goal of the 100% Clean Economy Act will dramatically boost clean energy, and allow for a mix of energy sources provided the math adds up to zero pollution.

Check out our quick breakdown on getting to a 100% clean future, to help you with those awkward holiday conversations about climate change.