Reports and publications
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The following summary of best practices is intended to assist applicants in successfully being awarded funds for Nature-based Solutions projects under the competitive Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grants program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. These items are drawn from several sources including interviews with individuals that review/evaluate BRIC proposals and BRIC grant recipients that have prepared successful proposals in the recent past, as well as the experience of an Environmental Defense Fund consultant, AECOM, with extensive expertise in assisting both FEMA and applicant communities with the BRIC program.
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Pledges to Policy: Evaluating North Carolina’s Progress on Critical Climate Targets
Type: Report
Date: March 25, 2022
Governor Cooper has committed North Carolina to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 40% from 2005 levels by 2025, and at least 50% from 2005 levels by 2030. With eight years remaining, the state is not currently on track to reach its emissions targets.
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Act Now or Pay Later: The Costs of Climate Inaction for Ports and Shipping
Type: Report
Date: March 15, 2022
A report from EDF and RTI International reveals that the global shipping and port industry is susceptible to billions of dollars in infrastructure damage and trade disruption from climate change impacts.
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The essential role of forests in supporting global aviation's response to climate change: an overview from EDF and partners for ICAO policy makers.
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EDF-UC Merced guide that provides best practices for community and grower engagement for implementation of California's Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program.
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The U.S. Department of Energy can marshal its innovation efforts toward beating the climate crisis. Here’s how.
Type: Link
Date: March 2, 2022
In a new policy blueprint, EDF offers recommendations for how the Department of Energy can align its innovation budget with the climate challenge across its technology programs.
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Ahead of the curve: A new analysis on maximizing our climate technology investments
Type: Column/Article
Date: March 2, 2022
Cheap renewables change the calculus around EVs and electric heating.
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Energy Department Aims to Slash Cost of Removing Carbon From the Air
Type: Column/Article
Date: March 2, 2022
Scientists say carbon removal may be needed to avert the worst effects of climate change. But it still needs to be much cheaper and more reliable.
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Beyond R&D: Climate innovation policy can help the U.S. meet the moment
Type: Link
Date: March 2, 2022
Together with Third Way, EDF co-hosted a Climate Week 2021 event on how U.S. climate innovation policy can accelerate a cleaner, stronger and more equitable economy. Here are four big takeaways.
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Gas Prices and Energy Bills Are Going Up. Will COP26 Help Bring Them Down Again?
Type: Column/Article
Date: March 2, 2022
Your energy bills are probably going up. The average price of gasoline in the U.S. is currently $3.38 a gallon, 56% more than a year ago.