Reports and publications
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China's policies and actions on carbon peaking and carbon neutrality (2023)
Type: Report
Date: January 10, 2024
This report consolidating China's policies and actions on carbon peaking and neutrality to share the country's success in implementing a "dual carbon" strategy and provide insights to guide future efforts.
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This report aims to educate, empower and mobilize diverse policymakers, private asset managers and owners, and business executives toward agrifood systems transformation with far greater and more equitably distributed health, climate and financial returns for all.
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U.S. Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing on Track to Meet Demand
Type: Report
Date: December 21, 2023
Analysis by Environmental Defense Fund finds that enough U.S. battery production capacity has already been announced to supply all the electric vehicles – both cars and trucks – expected to be sold in 2030.
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Air quality and health implications of Advanced Clean Trucks regulation for the Chicago region
Type: Report
Date: December 18, 2023
Summary of research, the result of a collaboration between EDF and Northwestern and informed by key input from community partners, demonstrating the significant positive impact that the Advanced Clean Trucks rule can have in the greater Chicagoland area.
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This poll was conducted between October 11 - October 16, 2023 among a sample of 600 adults in Hydrogen Hub communities. The interviews were conducted online. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. For the purposes of this survey, Hydrogen Hub communities constitute surveyed participants in zip codes relating to areas that have been selected or were strongly considered to become a home to a DOE Hydrogen Hub within the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Program (H2Hubs). These communities were identified based upon Rystad’s analysis of 22 publicly announced hub proposals for H2Hubs.
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State climate equity survey: Documenting how state rules support a just and equitable energy transition
Type: Report
Date: December 11, 2023
Across the U.S., states are passing laws that will ensure greater equity as we transition to a clean energy system. This EDF report that documents states’ efforts to make their energy transition more equitable and healthier.
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Scarcity and excess: Tackling water-related risks to agriculture in the United States
Type: Report
Date: December 8, 2023
This EDF report provides an overview of the dual water stressors of too little and too much water, the current and potential future impacts these might have on agriculture, and highlights emerging adaptation strategies to enhance resilience. This report focuses on impacts to agriculture in the western and midwestern U.S.
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Turning Climate Commitments Into Results: Evaluating Updated 2023 Projections vs. State Climate Targets
Type: Report
Date: December 5, 2023
EDF analysus finds that leading governors have a pivotal role to play in getting the U.S. closer to its 2030 NDC, with the ability to cut the remaining distance to the U.S. commitment under the Paris Agreement in half.
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The potential of ports in developing Sustainable First Mover Initiatives: A tool for an inclusive shipping transition
Type: Report
Date: November 28, 2023
Preliminary findings report for the Sustainable First Movers Initiative Identification Tool, a system created by Environmental EDF and Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, in collaboration with Arup, to help shipping stakeholders align investment decisions that support the maritime energy transition away from fossil fuels.
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Report on urban freight partnerships: Why they’re needed and how to ensure their success
Type: Report
Date: November 28, 2023
To meet sustainability goals, municipalities and regional governments must develop partnerships with relevant stakeholders in the field of freight. This new analysis by EDF Europe aims to support this type of collaboration.