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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · Jul 16

Two weeks ago, we learned @methanesat.bsky.social went dark, but its transformative impact shines on. It showed what ambitious climate action can achieve—and why now is the time to take bold risks for even bolder solutions.

More from EDF President Fred Krupp: www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

Why our methane-detecting satellite shows that climate action must now aim sky-high

With the world lagging behind schedule on dealing with the climate crisis, bolder solutions are required – like a pioneering pollution-hunting satellite.

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 19m

⚡️Double-dose of global good news! Electricity from renewables surpassed coal for first time on record in the first 1/2 of 2025.

Plus, IEA projects global clean energy sources doubling by end of decade — a “crucial turning point” away from greenhouse gas emissions. https://bit.ly/4h5B4TY

Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 21h

Want to use your career to help solve the climate crisis? Enter: Degrees, a podcast that's part club, part roadmap, part therapy session. Tune into our new episode today: https://bit.ly/4h3sIMv

Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 1d

Major push by Cleveland via Biden-era Clean Ports Program to slash emissions with rooftop solar, battery storage, & more. E-efforts at Warehouse A bring health benefits for workers & nearby communities—a strong model for nation's 300+ ports. https://bit.ly/4gU8iW6

Major Midwest port begins electrifying operations to reduce emissions

The Port of Cleveland is adding charging ports, batteries, and solar to its main warehouse — work funded by a federal program that has so far survived…

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 2d

What if networking could do more than advance your career? #DegreesPodcast alum DrewWilkinson is back to explore how building community can drive meaningful climate action too.

🎧 Tune in Wednesday for a new episode of our new miniseries: Connection as a Climate Solution!

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 2d

What happens when fishermen, scientists, and policymakers work together? In the U.S., fisheries were brought back from near collapse, proving that collaboration can help us tackle even the toughest challenges.

More from EDF's Amanda Leland: www.forbes.com/sites/edfene...

How This Innovative Strategy Turned Around A Troubled Industry

Catch shares already led the most dramatic ‘business turnaround story’ you’ve never heard of — American fisheries.

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 3d

Informative (and colorful) clean energy investment chart shows encouraging, record-breaking trends worldwide. First half of 2025 beat the same period in 2024 by 10% as $386B "flowed to projects ranging from small rooftop solar installations to massive offshore wind farms."

Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 3d

Clean energy investment is shrinking in the U.S. But in the rest of the world, it’s on the rebound.

Chart: Global investment in renewables hits record even as US falters

Over the first six months of this year, a total of $386 billion flowed to renewable-energy projects — 10% more than one year prior.

www.canarymedia.com

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 5d

#DegreesPodcast is back with a new miniseries! 🌎💼 In our first episode, Nidhi Kaul, LinkedIn’s Green Economy Lead, shares how she built her path to sustainability—and how she’s helping others go to work for the planet.

🎧 Tune in: https://bit.ly/42hlPkH

Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 6d

OUT NOW: From unlikely allies to transformative partnerships, Sea Change captures the deeply human side of conservation. In this must-read, EDF's Amanda Leland and Jamie Workman show that collaboration is the key to protecting our planet.

Learn more: https://t.co/GRAHS2KyTI

Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 6d

The public has spoken! '32 Chunk' has been crowned the winner of Fat Bear Week 2025. 🐻 👑

Did you know selecting your favorite fat bear is participating in climate action? Here's how: https://bit.ly/4eYMbvQ

Fat Bear Week: Yet another reason to fight climate change and safeguard the future of Alaska's bulkiest brown bears

Fat Bear Week is an annual celebration of the biggest brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, but climate change threatens these fat bears and the forest they live in.

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 8d

Your career path doesn’t have to be a straight line. Just ask Nidhi Kaul.

After college, she wasn’t sure how to land a sustainability job. Now she’s LinkedIn’s Green Economy Lead—and she’s helping others find green careers too.

🎧 More in a new #Degrees ep: https://bit.ly/42hlPkH

Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 9d

A year after Hurricane Helene made landfall, decisions at the federal level and North Carolina’s state level are undermining efforts to protect lives and property from future disasters. @EnvDefenseFund’s Will McDow dives into detail in a new op-ed. https://bit.ly/3IFXU7S

Are we learning the right lessons from Hurricane Helene? • NC Newsline

As we remember Hurricane Helene’s devastation, too many people and communities are just beginning to rebuild. Yet one year after this historic storm, decisions at both the state and federal levels are...

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 12d

Flooded streets, destroyed homes & rivers of debris. 1 year after #HurricaneHelene, this NC church is still feeding hundreds, while neighbors continue caring for each other amid delayed federal aid. https://vitalsigns.edf.org/story/has-everyone-been-fed-north-carolina-one-year-after-hurricane-helene

“Has everyone been fed?’’ North Carolina, one year after Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene ravaged proudly independent mountain towns in North Carolina in September 2024. While local heroes work to exhaustion to make their families and communities whole, aid promised by Pre...

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 13d

NOAA’s services deliver billions in benefits we ALL rely on, and the agency makes up less than 1% of the federal budget. Cuts would cost us far more.

See NOAA’s benefits near you: https://www.edf.org/noaa-and-you-how-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-works-your-community

NOAA and you: How the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration works for your community

This map highlights the geographic reach of NOAA’s facilities, programs, and partnerships across the United States as of January 2025.

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 15d

The best time to be a human on the internet? #FatBearWeek

Every year, Alaska's #KatmaiNationalPark hosts a competition for "the fattest, most successful Katmai bear."

Read about how climate action goes paw in paw with the health of these majestic bears: https://bit.ly/4eYMbvQ

Fat Bear Week: Yet another reason to fight climate change and safeguard the future of Alaska's bulkiest brown bears

Fat Bear Week is an annual celebration of the biggest brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, but climate change threatens these fat bears and the forest they live in.

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 19d

The world’s first (!) curbside vehicle-to-grid EV charger? Now in development after CA awarded $1.1M to EV charging company its electric.

The charger won’t just pull juice from the grid; "it will also be able to push energy back into the grid directly from the EV." https://bit.ly/4ps5rrq

California just greenlit the future of curbside V2G EV chargers

California backs a $1.1 million project to build the world's first curbside vehicle-to-grid (V2G) EV charger, set to hit the streets by 2028.

electrek.co

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Climate Group @climategroup.bsky.social · 21d

❗ BREAKING NEWS: Over 1000 events will take place during #ClimateWeekNYC next week, with record government engagement and corporate support showing continued momentum for global climate action.

Governments, businesses, and civil society are ready to lead. Are you in?

🗓️ September 21 – 28, 2025.

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EDF Energy Transition @edfenergyex.bsky.social · 20d

At #ClimateWeekNYC, we’re bringing together scientists, artists, creative & cultural voices, along with an immersive film screening, to spotlight a powerful climate solution. See the methane story in a whole new way.

📅Tuesday, 9/23, 5-6 PM
🔗Register: edf.org/Z6rr

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 20d

Diversifying protein: Mergers, acquisitions and partnerships for resilience

Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 20d

Destination Belém: Climate lessons and leadership from Brazil

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 20d

Embracing beneficial fire: Lessons from California

Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 20d

From data to action: Driving impact with transparency and partnerships

Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 20d

Meeting the moment: Shaping the sustainable finance and climate agenda

Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 20d

Trust and resilience: Photo stories and forest benefit-sharing lessons

Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 20d

Climate change is already threatening our health, safety & wallets. But proven solutions exist, & they’re driving real change.

This #ClimateWeekNYC, EDF is joining global leaders at events across NYC to discuss how we can scale solutions that are good for communities & the planet.👇🗽🍎🚕🌎

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Environmental Defense Fund @envdefensefund.bsky.social · 21d

Black communities are envisioning a future where #ClimateResilience does more than just protect from harm—it’s a launchpad for healing, wealth-building, and power. We’re joining Dream.org on 9/25 for a panel exploring innovation and liberation. Register now! https://bit.ly/4n136Ca

Dream.org | Making Dreams Real–together

At Dream.org we close prison doors & open doors of opportunity. Bringing people together across racial, social, & politics to create a better future.

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