Reports and publications
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Progress of China's TAC System: Evaluation Report for Zhejiang and Fujian Pilots (English)
Type: Report
Date: August 17, 2021
This report (in English) analyzes the catch monitoring and supervision systems in detail, describes the pilot experience and challenges encountered, and puts forward suggestions for improvement.
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Heather McTeer Toney — an attorney, former mayor, EPA regional administrator under President Obama, and senior director at EDF affiliate Moms Clean Air Force — tells EDF about her path to environmental activism.
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Medium- & heavy-duty vehicles: Market structure, environmental impact, and EV readiness
Type: Report
Date: August 12, 2021
This report, developed by M.J. Bradley & Associates for Environmental Defense Fund, summarizes an analysis of the U.S. medium and heavy-duty in-use truck fleet to identify the most common vehicle types/uses, estimate the environmental impact of each, and assess near-term readiness for greater adoption of electric vehicles.
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Inside Solutions: Meet MethaneSAT - Fighting Climate Change From Space
Type: Webinar
Date: August 12, 2021
A panel of EDF experts provide an inside look at what MethaneSat can do to accelerate climate progress.
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When crafting a clean electricity standard, please don’t forget the standard
Type: Column/Article
Date: August 11, 2021
EDF President Fred Krupp argues that electric power companies need to have a clear compliance obligation that ensures clean electricity will be deployed, and climate and local air pollution will be slashed. It’s the requirement itself that sets this type of policy apart from strategies that purely incentivize companies with payments – it’s what makes the CES a “standard.”
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Frightening new climate report also holds the seeds of hope
Type: Column/Article
Date: August 11, 2021
For the first time in IPCC history, the assessment dedicates an entire chapter to short-lived climate pollutants, casting a spotlight on methane – the reduction of which would have immediate climate benefits, argues EDF President Fred Krupp.
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EDF President Fred Krupp writes that the Biden administration has unified manufacturers, labor and environmental groups behind a common purpose: to accelerate the manufacturing of zero-emitting vehicles and the economic, health and climate benefits they will provide
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China’s national ETS kicked off the first online trade on July 16th.
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EDF's Summer 2021 Solutions newsletter spotlights eight rising stars making strides toward a sustainable tomorrow.
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Early Deployment of Direct Air Capture with Dedicated Geologic Storage
Type: Report
Date: August 1, 2021
In recent years, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technology has moved from theoretical concept to pilot scale, producing a handful of potentially scalable approaches for generating negative emissions by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2 ) from the atmosphere. This paper from EDF explores just one technology-based approach: direct air capture (DAC) with dedicated geologic storage, also known as direct air carbon capture and sequestration (DACCS).