Reports and publications

  • COVID-19 has shined a spotlight on health disparities in the U.S. But people of color have endured inequity in health outcomes long before the current pandemic. What does the data show, what are the causes, and what can we do about it?

  • Solutions Summer 2020: Enough!

    Type: Solutions newsletter

    Date: July 15, 2020

    As the Trump administration undermines science and public health, EDF — and the world’s scientists — are fighting back.

  • Coastal Resilience Program

    Type: Fact Sheet

    Date: July 13, 2020

    A fact sheet of EDF’s Coastal Resilience program and goals. 

  • CarbonSim Cheat Sheet - Español

    Type: Fact Sheet

    Date: July 10, 2020

    Información sobre CarbonSim

  • China Carbon Pricing Newsletter Issue 1

    Type: Newsletter

    Date: July 9, 2020

    The first issue gives a brief summary on the “2019 Major Events on China Nationwide ETS” also a quick view on the progress within the year.

  • Fisheries for the Future

    Type: Report

    Date: July 7, 2020

    Climate change threatens key life support systems of our planet — and the ocean is no different. Read EDF Oceans' Fisheries for the Future blog series, where we discuss sustainable fisheries management for a climate-impacted world, through nine concise blogs on various topics.

  • Louisiana is at the forefront of confronting multi-faceted challenges due to coastal land-loss and climate change. These challenges include loss of culture and economy for humans as well as loss of ecosystem functions and habitats for the socio-ecological system. 

  • 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.

  • C.O.B Tuesday – a conversation about ESG

    Type: Column/Article

    Date: June 23, 2020

    Ben Ratner and Tudor Pickering CEO Maynard Holt have a wide-ranging conversation about the investors/ESG, energy transition, flaring, methane and Environmental Defense Fund’s pragmatic approach.

  • 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.