Reports and publications

Louisiana is confronting multi-faceted challenges due to coastal land-loss and climate change. The Restore the Mississippi River Delta (MRD) — a consortium of five nonprofit organizations with a shared goal of restoration of coastal Louisiana — identified 17 projects to best mitigate and adapt to these challenges in the near term.

Electronic monitoring and electronic reporting programs can improve accountability in fisheries and provide more accurate and real-time data collection for science, management and business operations. This white paper discusses how well-crafted policies, cross-region collaboration and clear communication can help policymakers accelerate the uptake of promising EM/ER technologies and maximize the value of fisheries data in the United States.

The purpose of this report is to summarize both the current status of the China GHG Voluntary Emission Reduction Program and the design of offset mechanisms in China’s local carbon markets, in turn providing reference material for future development of the China GHG Voluntary Emission Reduction Program and on how to introduce the offset mechanisms into the national ETS. This is the Chinese language version.

This report summarizes both the current status of the China GHG Voluntary Emission Reduction Program and the design of offset mechanisms in China’s local carbon markets, in turn providing reference material for future development of the China GHG Voluntary Emission Reduction Program and on how to introduce the offset mechanisms into the national ETS. 

Analysis shows how CORSIA’s built-in flexibility helps airlines during COVID crisis

A new by Environmental Defense Fund and grid reliability expert Alison Silverstein concludes that Texas’ competitive electricity market can meet future demand growth, increase grid resilience and keep energy costs down by leveraging demand-side solutions like energy efficiency, demand response and energy storage.

EDF is seeking a suitably qualified technology and services provider to work with EDF’s Smart Boat Initiative and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to design, implement and test a “smartpass” camera system that is capable of identifying and enumerating recreational fishing vessels leaving and returning to ports in Oregon. Read more here.

Healthy oceans help sustain the planet, feed the world, alleviate poverty and support fishers and their communities, even in the face of climate change. EDF works with partners worldwide to strengthen and preserve the health of oceans and the fisheries reliant on them.

To evaluate health equity and environmental justice concerns, Environmental Defense Fund and American University’s Center for Environmental Policy analyzed more than 3,400 LSL replacements (LSLRs) conducted in Washington, DC between 2009 and 2018.