Reports and publications
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Why the Department of Energy launched an ‘Earthshot’ effort to draw down and store carbon pollution
Type: Link
Date: March 2, 2022
At a COP26 event on November 5, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced a new, visionary effort to scale up solutions that can draw down and store carbon pollution from the atmosphere: The Carbon Negative Shot.
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Carbon removal tech could help us draw down historic pollution and go beyond net-zero. But it needs the right policy.
Type: Link
Date: March 2, 2022
EDF working paper explores policy tools that federal policymakers could use to quickly and responsibly begin deployment of Direct Air Capture facilities, one of several possible carbon removal approaches.
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EDF fact sheet on Carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which refers to a class of natural and technological strategies designed to remove carbon pollution directly from the atmosphere.
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Achieving net-zero GHG emissions by mid-century requires a shift to low-carbon technologies throughout our energy system, many of which are not yet at significant commercial scale.
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The climate innovation blueprint: An analytical framework for aligning federal energy innovation budgets with climate goals
Type: Report
Date: March 2, 2022
Aligning federal innovation budgets with climate goals.
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Climate innovation is the creation of new or enhanced climate solutions through technology, public policy and investment models.
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Joint Inputs on the Work Programme on the Framework for Non-Market Approaches under Article 6.8
Type: Report
Date: February 25, 2022
Joint Inputs from Environmental Defense Fund, Conservation International, and The Nature Conservancy on the framework for non-market approaches under Article 6.8 of the Paris Agreement.
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Opinion: How to prevent repeat water crises? Reuse is a part of the answer.
Type: Column/Article
Date: February 15, 2022
Op-ed by Vanessa Puig-Williams about the one-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri and need to invest in One Water solutions to avoid a repeat of the disruptive storm, which caused massive power and water disruptions.
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To avert the most damaging impacts of climate change, the U.S. will need to rapidly drive down emissions to net zero by no later than 2050 – a point at which we are releasing no more emissions than we can remove in a safe and responsible manner.
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Report from EDF and partners combines an extensive review of previously conducted Environmental Impact Statements (“EIS”) with an examination of the legal framework, current practices, and next steps for integrating climate impact analysis into NEPA reviews.