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"); } ") Get Involved Share Home Discover your impact around the world Thank you from EDF’s leadership Where our funding comes from Share and download Vision 2030 Get Involved Home Discover your impact around the world Thank you from EDF’s leadership Where our funding comes from Share and download Vision 2030 3M 3 million dedicated members and activists 1K+ More than 1,000 scientists, economists, policy experts, lawyers and more 30 Strategic initiatives and partnerships in 30 countries 1 One world-changing U.S. climate law EDF Impact 2022 2022 was a breakthrough year. Thank you for helping us secure a historic U.S. climate law and raise climate ambition around the world. Scroll to see more Impact 2022 Discover your impact around the world Use the arrows to see more stories Climate U.S. commits to historic climate action Methane Tackling methane around the world Food security On land and at sea, plentiful food for a growing global population Young leaders Training climate pioneers across the world Water conservation Defying unprecedented drought in the American West Health The science of clean air Tropical forests Groundbreaking partnerships save rainforests and fight climate change Close Climate U.S. commits to historic climate action It is the biggest investment in climate action in U.S. history – and together we helped get it passed. With $369 billion in clean energy and climate resilience investments, the Inflation Reduction Act promises to help reduce heat-trapping emissions by 40% by the end of the decade, putting the U.S. within reach of its climate commitments while demonstrating climate leadership around the world. This victory was hard won . Time and time again, negotiations appeared to stall. But EDF staff continued to meet with key senators on Capitol Hill to push it across the finish line. Our experts also provided extensive technical assistance to the bill drafters to maximize the impact of the final legislation. The transformational law will give a major boost to renewable energy, accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, slash climate-destroying methane pollution from oil and gas operations and promote climate-smart agriculture. The law is projected to create more than 9 million jobs and it channels unprecedented resources toward environmental justice efforts. The investment bank Credit Suisse predicts that over the next ten years, the law will result in roughly $1.7 trillion in climate investments. It also includes extensive amendments to the Clean Air Act, strengthening the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to combat climate change. This win builds on the progress made last year with the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Act. As lawmakers wrangled over language, EDF worked to retain many of the most important priorities, including funding for electric vehicle charging stations and electric buses, cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells and replacing lead pipes. The measure also includes $47 billion to help communities prepare for extreme floods, storms and droughts that are worsened by climate change. EDF is now working with stakeholders including the African American Mayors Association, communities and businesses to ensure the new laws deliver on their promises. 60k EDF activists completed 60,000 emails, calls and constituent meetings to help pass the Inflation Reduction Act Peek behind the scenes to see how EDF helped to pass a historic climate law. edf.org/IRA2022 The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest, most transformative climate measure in U.S. history, one that will move us into the era of affordable clean energy while creating family-sustaining jobs and healthier communities. It was a long road to get here and EDF was with us every step of the way. Tom Carper U.S. Senator (D-Delaware) Previous : Groundbreaking partnerships save rainforests and fight climate change Next : Tackling methane around the world Close The oil and gas industry is a major source of methane pollution worldwide. Methane Tackling methane around the world Today’s methane pollution could warm the planet more over the next 10 years than carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels. EDF’s groundbreaking science made clear that cutting methane is the fastest way to slow global warming. Now our expertise is guiding methane reduction efforts in countries and companies across the globe. In the U.S., new draft regulations to cut oil and gas methane pollution are the nation’s strongest and most comprehensive yet. They draw on a decade of EDF research and rules we helped develop and enact in key oil and gas states, Canada and Mexico. Starting in 2024, the U.S. will charge polluters a fee for excess methane emissions — the first-ever U.S. federal price on climate pollution. In the European Union, we successfully campaigned for regulations on domestic methane pollution from oil, gas and coal. As the bloc — the world’s largest importer of natural gas — seeks to reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels, it is advising member countries to source gas that would otherwise have been wasted as methane pollution. And in 18 nations and counting, from Asia to the Americas, Africa and the Middle East, hundreds of regulators, lawmakers and oil and gas industry representatives have joined methane reduction workshops developed by EDF. We’re building a global cohort of experts working to cut methane. To date, 150 countries have signed the Global Methane Pledge to reduce methane pollution by 30% by 2030. With this progress, and the 2023 launch of a groundbreaking satellite from EDF affiliate MethaneSAT, which will locate and measure methane pollution almost anywhere on Earth, we are forging a new path for climate action. 30% Rapidly reducing methane pollution could slow the rate of global warming as much as 30% EDF showcased MethaneSAT’s leak detection capability at ADIPEC, an influential global energy conference in Abu Dhabi in fall 2022. Environmental Defense Fund’s cutting-edge methane science and constructive engagement over the past decade have spurred companies and countries to action on methane pollution and helped make the Global Methane Pledge possible. They’ve been a critical partner on a critical issue for energy and climate. Fatih Birol Executive Director, International Energy Agency Previous : U.S. commits to historic climate action Next : On land and at sea, plentiful food for a growing global population Close Eduardo Tume, who passed away from COVID-19 in 2021, was a passionate advocate for sustainable fisheries on Peru’s northern coast. Food security On land and at sea, plentiful food for a growing global population Around the world, climate change threatens food security for millions. In the U.S., as changing weather patterns bring both deluge and drought, our cutting-edge science is quantifying the challenges ahead for staple crops — wheat in Kansas, corn in Iowa and soybeans in Minnesota — and finding ways to help farmers adapt and thrive, with lower emissions and costs. We co-founded the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance to develop and advocate for climate policies with agriculture stakeholders. The alliance called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon, while creating and expanding markets for climate-smart crops and livestock. This year, USDA allocated over $3 billion to pilot projects. EDF contributed to multiple proposals that were awarded grants under the program, including dedicated funding for smaller-scale, Indigenous and Black producers. In tropical nations, warming waters are driving fish away from the billions who rely on seafood as a vital source of protein. We are working with more than 100 communities across 12 countries to highlight the role of seafood in meeting nutritional needs, including: Indonesia, to help sustainably manage the blue swimming crab fishery in two key provinces where crabs provide livelihoods to hundreds of thousands of...