Making farming more sustainable and productive
The problem: Globally, agriculture contributes one-quarter of the pollution warming the climate. At the same time, climate impacts like droughts and heat waves are already threatening the livelihoods of more than 1 billion people who depend on agriculture to support their families. Business as usual isn’t working for farmers, ranchers or the planet.
What we’re doing about it: We’re expanding the use of climate-smart practices in the U.S., EU, China and India to increase food production for a growing population, rapidly reduce powerful pollutants like methane and nitrous oxide, and make rural communities more resilient.
Our work expanding the use of climate-smart practices
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Helping livestock farmers cut methane emissions
- Overview
The race to climate-proof agriculture
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A farm bill that helps farmers, ranchers and the climate
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Harnessing the power of farm loans and crop insurance
- Initiative
Make the invisible loss of nitrogen visible
- Report
Advancing scientific understanding of soil carbon and carbon credits
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on climate smart agriculture.
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EU must act to protect farms and food production from climate risk
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Strategic Roadmaps for SBTi Forest, Land, & Agriculture Targets
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Climate Action Explained: A Must-Have Guide to Reducing Food Emissions
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New How-to Guide from Environmental Defense Fund and Deloitte Empowers Food Companies to Accelerate Climate Progress Through Strategic Commodity Pathways
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New Agriculture Finance Sustainability Coalition partners with multi-billion dollar awardee of the EPA’s National Clean Investment Fund
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Here’s how land repurposing is beginning to transform strained communities and ecosystems in California
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Agriculture resources
Dig deeper into our work with these resources for researchers, policymakers, journalists and communities.
- Interactive tool
How climate change threatens U.S. crop production
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Growing Returns: EDF blog featuring discussions of resilient land and water systems
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Managing climate change risks at agricultural finance institutions
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Fireside chat: Dairy for nutrition and livelihoods, a perspective from India
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How U.S. agriculture can adapt to escalating water risks
Our agriculture experts
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Britt Groosman
Vice President, Climate-Smart Agriculture
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Eileen McLellan
Lead Senior Scientist
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Maggie Monast
Senior Director, Climate-Smart Agriculture
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Peri Rosenstein
Senior Scientist, Livestock Systems
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John Tauzel
Senior Director, Global Agriculture Methane
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Ben Thomas
Senior Policy Director, Agriculture
Media contact
Hilary Kirwan
(202) 572-3277 (office)