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EPA’s proposal to rollback methane rules ignores scientific evidence, will lead to 5 million tons of methane pollution
Type: Report
Date: September 3, 2019
If EPA is successful in adopting both proposals, it would result in an additional 5 million metric tons of preventable methane pollution annually — more than a third of total emissions from the oil and gas industry.
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Salvaguardas sociales del estándar de bosques tropicales de California
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: August 31, 2019
El Estándar de Bosques Tropicales (EBT) de California ofrece garantías sólidas de salvaguardas a la protección de los derechos humanos y de los pueblos indígenas, así como a elementos importantes de ecosistemas naturales, considerando las buenas prácticas internacionales y que van más allá con requisitos adicionales de verificación por terceros.
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Describes the impact of the Trump Administration’s latest efforts to undermine clean air and add more climate pollution to the atmosphere
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Climate Changed: Millions of Americans Already Living Beyond Temperature Goal
Type: Column/Article
Date: August 14, 2019
The hotter future that climate pollution is creating has already arrived for 1 in 10 Americans. A new analysis from The Washington Post shows that 34 million Americans live in areas that have now seen average temperatures rise farther than the goal set by the Paris climate agreement — 2 degrees centigrade or about 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
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La integridad ambiental en el Estándar de Bosques Tropicales de California
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: July 31, 2019
La integridad ambiental en el Estándar de Bosques Tropicales de California: abordando fugas, adicionalidad y permanencia para asegurar que los créditos brinden beneficios climáticos Spanish version of “Environmental Integrity in the California Tropical Forest Standard: Addressing Leakage, Additionality, and Permanence so that Credits Benefit the Climate”
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¿CÓMO SE VERIFICAN LAS SALVAGUARDAS EN EL MARCO DEL ESTÁNDAR DE BOSQUES TROPICALES DE CALIFORNIA?
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: July 31, 2019
¿CÓMO SE VERIFICAN LAS SALVAGUARDAS EN EL MARCO DEL ESTÁNDAR DE BOSQUES TROPICALES DE CALIFORNIA? Garantizando la protección de los derechos humanos y de los pueblos indígenas English version: https://www.edf.org/sites/default/files/Verification_of_safeguards_in_TFS_3.4.19.pdf
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The 100% Clean Economy Act announced is the roadmap America needs to drive urgent action that matches the scale of the problem. It provides a starting point and a finish line for business and government working together to solve the climate crisis.
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As one of the world's most advanced economies, the U.S. must stop adding climate pollution to the atmosphere no later than 2050 – which means transitioning to a 100% clean economy.
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Interview with Fred Krupp on "The Business of Giving" (podcast and transcript)
Type: Column/Article
Date: July 8, 2019
The following is a conversation between Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund, and Denver Frederick, Host of The Business of Giving on AM 970 The Answer WNYM in New York City.