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EDF China Carbon Pricing Newsletter: Issue 9

With new leadership in Washington, EDF is racing to make America's electric revolution a reality.

President Biden has pledged to deliver the largest ever federal investment in clean energy innovation — $400 billion over 10 years.

This post was co-authored by Steve Capanna, Director for U.S. Climate Policy and Analysis In a new policy blueprint, EDF offers recommendations for how the Department of Energy can align its innovation budget with the climate challenge across its technology programs. President Biden has pledged to deliver the largest ever federal investment in clean energy …

Farmers stand willing to contribute to climate solutions. It’s time for Congress and the USDA to help them.

2021 Request for Proposals for the EDF Political Affairs Summer of Action grant program.

A World Economic Forum post on how air pollution is damaging our health, but there is often a lack of local data made available to identify solutions. A world-leading pilot project in London deployed and tested new monitoring technologies that can help to fill these data gaps.

EDF and Evolved Energy Research blueprint for aligning US Department of Energy innovation budgets and priorities with climate goals.

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)

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.

EDF’s analysis evaluated whether Washington is on track deliver on its climate commitments.

EDF shares recommendations to align the Department of Energy’s clean energy innovation priorities with progress on urgent climate goals.

As pubs, cafes and restaurants look for heating options, it is important to choose electric heaters over gas to avoid exposing their staff and the public to air pollutants that are dangerous to health. 

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. 

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. 

Three detailed models of the future of California’s power system all show that California needs carbon-free electricity sources that don’t depend on the weather.

EDF-sponsored research shows the potential cost of climate inaction in Iowa within the next 10 to 20 years.

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).

Recharge basins are becoming increasingly popular in overdrafted regions in California, where water managers are seeking solutions to balance groundwater supply and demand to comply with the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

Story Map by Environmental Defense Fund

A pilot project advancing sustainable groundwater management.

EDF and partners convened a series of bilingual workshops known as the Leadership Academy in Visalia, California. For six months, rural water board leaders from 13 communities met once a month to develop and practice skills that will help them become better advocates for their communities.

EDF's Central Valley Resilience Initiative is working to transform California's Central Valley into a pioneering agricultural region that not only puts food on our nation’s plates but also supports thriving wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation, soil health, groundwater recharge and flood control.

This report from EDF models the potential climate change impacts on Iowa corn, soy and silage production over the next two decades.

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).