Reports and publications
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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.
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Missing Methane: The decarbonization risks and opportunities of financed methane emissions
Type: Report
Date: November 21, 2023
Engaging oil and gas clients on methane provides banks with a credible, near-term, and cost-effective path to making headway on financed emissions. In this EDF report, we argue that oil and gas methane emissions are significantly under-reported and thus pose a material climate transition risk to banks financing oil and gas.
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EDF guide to help companies incorporate circular solutions. The circular economy framework and associated value lever map can be used to identify, prioritize, and implement specific concepts that meet business, environmental, and social goals.
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Passing a regulatory requirement for a seller or landlords to disclose a property’s flood risks or past flood damages (i.e., a “flood disclosure” law) would encourage Floridians to make fiscally informed decisions about flood risk before renting or buying.
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Companies in the meat and dairy sector are uniquely positioned to tackle methane emissions. By setting an ambitious methane reduction target, companies can slash their greenhouse gas emissions and build more resilient and equitable supply chains, while meeting shareholder and customer demands for climate action.
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EDF story map shows how states are using natural infrastructure to address climate impacts.
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Synapse Energy Economics analysis commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund and Taxpayers for Common Sense finds oil and gas companies across Ohio wasted $93 million worth of gas in 2019.
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Harnessing risk transfer to support immediate post-disaster needs of low- and moderate-income households
Type: Report
Date: November 2, 2023
This report from EDF and group of partners crossing sectors shares implementation lessons from a learning pilot in New York City designed to harness risk transfer to provide immediate and flexible post-flood assistance to under-resourced households.
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Community-driven and research-informed: Insurance innovation to meet social needs
Type: Report
Date: November 1, 2023
This report shares a process of social innovation undertaken to improve the financial recovery of low- and moderate-income (LMI) households from increasing climate disasters. The report first discusses the broader issue of cross-sector collaboration and team building and then walks through the insurance-based innovation steps in detail.