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Climate change

Building a cleaner future

The problem: 2024 was the Earth’s hottest year on record. The evidence of climate change is everywhere. But if we act now, we can limit the worst impacts of global warming, from extreme weather to disrupted food supplies to effects on people’s health. Together, we can create a cleaner, healthier and more stable world.

What we’re doing about it: EDF is ramping up game-changing solutions at a global scale. Because big ideas are only as good as their real-world impacts, we work with many partners — fishers facing dwindling catches, farmers struggling through floods and drought, families breathing polluted air — to build a vital Earth.

Understanding the climate crisis

Learn more about climate change — and solutions for sustaining the Earth’s vitality.

Our most-read climate explainers

Check out some of our most popular articles, and other useful explainers.

Watch: EDF Explains video series

These short videos explain big climate and environmental challenges — and big opportunities. See all videos in the series.

EDF’s Tianyi Sun explains the promise and challenges of hydrogen as a potential climate solution.

Ecosystems like mangrove forests and seagrass meadows help store carbon. Here’s why they are vital.

Our bold solutions for fighting climate change

Here are some of the game-changing ways EDF is building a vital Earth for everyone. See more of our work.

You can make a difference now

Take action today to solve the climate crisis. See more ways to get involved.

Our climate change experts

We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to our work tackling climate change. Meet some of the people who make it happen.

Staff perspective

Now is the time to go all-in on saving what we have and reimagining our future, one with stronger, more resilient communities — with better health and better lives for all.

Amanda Leland

Executive Director