Environmental Defense Fund - Building a vital Earth for everyone
WEBAdvancing toward a clean energy future. Natural solutions. Boosting nature’s ability to capture and store carbon. Sustainable fishing. Making fishing communities stronger and fish more plentiful. Hydrogen. Helping the world get hydrogen energy right. Clean Air. Helping a billion people breathe cleaner air in this decade.
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WEBHealth and family. • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage. • Retirement plans with EDF contributions. • Generous paid parental leave. • Mental health support. • Adoption reimbursement. • Life and disability insurance. • Pet insurance. • Emergency care and travel assistance.
About us - Environmental Defense Fund
WEBWe began in 1967, as a scrappy group of scientists and a lawyer on Long Island, New York, fighting to save osprey from the toxic pesticide DDT. Using scientific evidence, our founders got DDT banned in the U.S. Today, we’re one of the world’s top environmental organizations. We deliver bold solutions that cut climate pollution and ...
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WEBSenior Manager, MethaneSAT Data Production. $107,000 - $115,000 USD/Yr. EDF protects the Earth’s resources using smart economics, practical partnerships & rigorous science. Our members help us tackle urgent problems.
9 ways we know humans caused climate change - Environmental …
WEBMay 9, 2024 · 3. Measuring CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and trapped in ice to find they are increasing, with levels higher than anything we’ve seen in nearly a million years (measurements beginning in the 1950s). 4. Chemical analysis of the atmospheric CO2 that reveals the increase is coming from …
WEBGlobal Warming Potentials (GWPs)/CO 2-equivalent (CO 2 e) and the importance of time horizons There are many different pollutants that contribute to global climate change, and they have varying
How cap and trade works - Environmental Defense Fund
WEBJan 22, 2020 · Cap and trade is one way to do both. It’s a system designed to reduce pollution in our atmosphere. Cap and trade reduces emissions, such as those from power plants, by setting a limit on pollution and creating a market. The cap on greenhouse gas emissions that drive global warming is a firm limit on …
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WEBEDF has headquarters in New York and offices around the world.. To connect directly with EDF staffers, see our media contacts and a full list of our staff experts.You can also learn more about careers, internships and fellowships at EDF.. Member services. EDF member service representatives are happy to help you with your questions or requests.
Overfishing: The most serious threat to our oceans
WEBSep 18, 2023 · Overfishing is catching too many fish at once, so the breeding population becomes too depleted to recover. Overfishing often goes hand in hand with wasteful types of commercial fishing that haul in massive amounts of unwanted fish or other animals, which are then discarded. As a result of prolonged and widespread overfishing, nearly a third of ...
This is why fighting climate change is so urgent
WEBThat global warming trend is increasingly disrupting our climate — the average weather over many years. Earth has already warmed by about 1 degree Celsius, or 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit, since the 19th century, before industry started to boom. While we experience the effects, we’re on our way toward 1.5 degrees C (2.7 F) by as early as 2030.
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