EDF Voices: Science

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Methane and CO2: Why climate action means addressing both
August 12, 2015
We need a two-pronged strategy to stay safe from climate change. We must slow warming – while limiting maximum warming.
Sobering climate science: Extreme weather on the rise
July 23, 2015
Extreme weather will take a bigger toll on billions of people than previously thought and we’re in for another record-hot year. And, yet, there's hope.
6 climate tipping points: How worried should we be?
May 28, 2015
Climate change may be triggering events that will dramatically alter Earth as we know it. Here are the top six climate events scientists worry about today.
Fossil fuels haven't lost the race, yet. Here's the full story.
May 1, 2015
To understand how far we've come, we must understand the difference between "generation" and "capacity."
What InsideClimate got right and wrong about EDF's methane work
April 13, 2015
We’re glad InsideClimate News concluded that our scientific research is sound. But we need to set a few things straight.
How to save the planet? Be reasonable.
April 2, 2015
My thoughts on receiving American University’s 2015 William K. Reilly Award for Environmental Leadership.
On El Niño, snowballs and real climate science
March 6, 2015
The argument that climate change has all-but stopped is no more scientific than a snowball would be in Washington in February.
This is how climate scientists should talk
December 17, 2014
How three high-achieving women at the Aspen Ideas Festival made me see things in a new way.
Climate hope amid melting ice, rising temps
December 10, 2014
Melting ice caps, record heat - but all's not gloom as we close out 2014.
Why California thirsts for rain and the East Coast gets soaked
October 14, 2014
Rising global temperatures are creating weather extremes. Find out why one part of the country gets endless rain while another is going through a drought.