California’s Innovation Story: Real People, Real Solutions
By Tim O'ConnorEDF’s Innovator Series profiles companies and people across California with bold solutions to reduce carbon pollution and help the state meet the goals of AB 32. Each addition to the...
View ArticleA “Virtuous Cycle” of Low-Carbon Investments Especially for California's Most...
By Erica MorehouseCalifornians will see a “virtuous cycle” of low-carbon investments begin as cap-and-trade auction proceeds finally head out the door starting this summer. This is the news from the...
View ArticleFour Reasons California Cap and Trade had an Extraordinary First Year
By Emily Reyna(This post first appeared on EDF Voices) In California, we’ve just marked the one year birthday of the state’s landmark cap-and-trade program, a market-based approach to reducing the...
View ArticleSome Records Are Not Meant to Be Broken
By Tim O'ConnorSource: Drought Monitor By Tim O’Connor and Katie Hsia-Kiung 2013 was a record-breaking year in many respects. Peyton Manning broke the record for the most touchdowns and passing yards...
View ArticleDoes the future of the Amazon rainforest lie in California?
By Derek Walker(This post first appeared on EDF Voices) By Derek Walker and Steve Schwartzman. Over the past year, California’s new carbon market has held five auctions, generating $530 million for...
View ArticleCommunity Fuels: Changing the Face – and Impact – of the Fuel Industry
By Larissa KoehlerEDF’s Innovators Series profiles companies and people across California with bold solutions to reduce carbon pollution and help the state meet the goals of AB 32. Each addition to...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Carbon Market Could Help Stop Amazon Deforestation
By Derek Walker(This post first appeared in Point Carbon North America) By Juan Carlos Jintiach, Shuar indigenous leader from the Amazon basin, and Derek Walker, Associate Vice President for the US...
View ArticleFirst Scoping Plan Update Lays Groundwork for a Low-Carbon Future
By Erica MorehouseThe Proposed First Update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan (Proposed Update), released today by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), is a more focused and ambitious version of the...
View ArticleHow an Innovative Partnership is Cutting Refrigerant Pollution and Creating...
By Emily ReynaEDF’s Innovators Series profiles companies and people across California with bold solutions to reduce carbon pollution and help the state meet the goals of AB 32. Each addition to the...
View ArticleCarbon Auction Results Show Stability Amidst Eventful Time for Cap and Trade
By Katie Hsia-KiungIt’s early in 2014, but it’s already been a busy year for cap and trade in California. On the upside, several major developments have set off a series of conversations around the...
View ArticleCalifornia and Mexico: Valuable Teammates in the Fight against Climate Change
For nearly a decade, California’s landmark climate change law, AB 32, has been widely recognized for its efforts to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and build a low-carbon future. While climate...
View ArticleHistoric Agreement Shows Not all Politics – or Climate Change – is Local
Today, Governor Jerry Brown added to an encouraging trend of historic agreements between California and global partners, this time striking a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The...
View ArticleCalifornia and Quebec: A Partnership Par Excellance
On Tuesday, the Canadian province of Quebec held its second cap-and-trade allowance auction. Today, the results are in – and they’re encouraging. 99% of the current vintage year allowances and 84% of...
View ArticleA Sustainable Urban Forest Takes Root in Santa Monica
By Anna DotyEDF’s Innovators series profiles companies and people across California with bold solutions to reduce carbon pollution and help the state meet the goal of AB 32. Each addition to the series...
View ArticleSpring Cultivates Rice Offsets
By Robert ParkhurstThe arrival of Spring can’t come soon enough for some, though it came early for the California offset market. Three significant events will spur the development of carbon offsets...
View ArticleFueling the Future: How California Businesses are Advancing Earth Day’s Vision
By Emily ReynaBy Emily Reyna and Larissa Koehler To mark the 44th Earth Day, EDF has released a new Green Roads map celebrating clean transportation, an economic sector that is helping the Earth by...
View ArticleSpreading Good News About the Compost Protocol
By Robert ParkhurstThere’s a growing excitement around spreading compost on rangelands to help fight climate change. Over the past four years we have learned that grazed rangelands are really good at...
View ArticleTransportation fuel policies continue to benefit drivers and communities...
By Erica MorehouseCalifornia is implementing a suite of innovative transportation policies and there is ample evidence illustrating how drivers and communities across the state will benefit. One...
View ArticleFive Reasons California Latinos Should Care About Clean Fuels
By Jorge MadridFor the first time since becoming a state in 1850, Latinos are the “new majority” in California, representing the largest ethnic demographic in the country’s most populous state. While...
View ArticleNew Study: California Climate Law Cuts Billions in Health, Pollution Costs
By Tim O'ConnorCalifornia drivers don’t have much choice when it comes to what fuel they fill their cars with, or how dirty it is. As recently as five years ago, nearly 97 percent of the energy used...
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