Reports and publications
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“Making the Case for Climate Action: The Growing Risk and Cost of Inaction”
Type: Testimony
Date: April 14, 2021
Written and Oral Testimony of Heather Toney Climate Justice Liaison, Environmental Defense Fund Before the US House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (April 15, 2021)
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The Climate Innovation Blueprint: An analytical framework for aligning federal energy innovation budgets with climate goals
Type: Report
Date: April 14, 2021
EDF worked with Evolved Energy Research (EER) to develop an analytical framework for assessing the emissions impact of potential cost and performance breakthroughs across a set of clean energy technologies.
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Fact Sheet: Turning Washington State's Climate Commitments into Results
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: April 13, 2021
EDF’s analysis evaluated whether Washington is on track deliver on its climate commitments.
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Silver lining to water woes could be farmers putting their lands to new uses besides crops
Type: Column/Article
Date: April 9, 2021
Op-ed by Ann Hayden in the Fresno Bee about California bill AB 252 to create a multibenefit land repurposing program to help farmers respond to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
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Silver lining to water woes could be farmers putting their lands to new uses besides crops
Type: Column/Article
Date: April 9, 2021
Op-ed by Ann Hayden in the Fresno Bee about California bill AB 252 to create a multibenefit land repurposing program to help farmers respond to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
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Fact Sheet: Understanding the Costs of Inaction on Climate Change for Iowa Farmers
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: April 6, 2021
EDF-sponsored research shows the potential cost of climate inaction in Iowa within the next 10 to 20 years.
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The Near-Term Financial Impacts of Projected Climate Change on Iowa Agriculture
Type: Report
Date: April 6, 2021
Environmental Defense Fund commissioned K·Coe Isom, LLP to estimate the potential effect of climate-change induced yield changes on farm revenue, economic productivity, and government revenues in Iowa in the next two decades (2020 to 2039).
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has proposed new zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) requirements throughits Advanced Clean Trucks(ACT) proceeding. This report, co-authored by EDF, evaluates the proposed rule using the California Energy Policy Simulator (EPS).
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A conversation between EDF and Dr. Michael E. Mann on his new book, The New Climate War, and the most important ways to make rapid progress in the fight against climate change.
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It’s time for North Carolina to lead on climate mitigation and resilience to protect the state’s residents, economy and ecosystems. This EDF report outlines four resilient policy proposals.