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Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Defense Fund

A leading national nonprofit organization, A leading national nonprofit organization, Environmental Defense Fund represents more Environmental Defense Fund represents more than 500,000 members. Since 1967, than 500,000 members. Since 1967, Environmental Defense Fund has linked Environmental Defense Fund has linked science, economics, law and innovative private science, economics, law and innovative private-

• sector partnerships to create breakthrough

sector partnerships to create breakthrough solutions to the most serious environmental solutions to the most serious environmental

• problems. For more information, visit
• problems. For more information, visit

www.edf.org www.edf.org. .

Nine regional offices with more than 300 scientists, Nine regional offices with more than 300 scientists, economists, attorneys and other professionals nationwide. economists, attorneys and other professionals nationwide.

Land, Water & Wildlife Land, Water & Wildlife Climate & Air Climate & Air Health Health Environmental Justice Environmental Justice Oceans Oceans

Since the Beginning Since the Beginning

1.

• 1. Science

Science-

• based

based 2.

• 2. Constructive alternatives

Constructive alternatives 3.

• 3. Putting solutions in place

Putting solutions in place The Power of Positive Solutions The Power of Positive Solutions

Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Defense Fund

• New / Different

New / Different

• Cooperative / Non

Cooperative / Non-

• confrontational

confrontational

• Businesses / Uncommon allies

Businesses / Uncommon allies

• Finding solutions / Getting results

Finding solutions / Getting results

• Bottom

Bottom-

• line / Economy / Markets

line / Economy / Markets

• Strong Science

Strong Science

Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Defense Fund

Attor neys Scientists, economists, and policy specialists

• "...America's most economically literate

"...America's most economically literate green campaigners" green campaigners"

• The Economist

The Economist

• Michael Oppenheimer

Michael Oppenheimer

Nitrogen problems Nitrogen problems

N N

DYING DYING REEFS REEFS FISH KILLS FISH KILLS ALGAL BLOOMS ALGAL BLOOMS ACID RAIN & ACID RAIN & BIODIVERSIT BIODIVERSIT Y Y GLOBAL GLOBAL WARMING WARMING GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER OZONE/PM OZONE/PM 2.5 2.5 RED TIDES & RED TIDES & DEAD ZONES DEAD ZONES

Environmental Defense Fund and Environmental Defense Fund and Nitrogen Nitrogen

• Watershed pollution reduction trading

Watershed pollution reduction trading

• Airborne delivery into estuaries

Airborne delivery into estuaries

• Critical Loads designations

Critical Loads designations

• Acid rain and NOx

Acid rain and NOx

• Hog waste management

Hog waste management

• USDA incentive programs

USDA incentive programs

Everyone’s problem Everyone’s problem

• Many lakes and estuaries

Many lakes and estuaries

• Most large urban areas

Most large urban areas

• Most rural areas

Most rural areas

• Most mountain areas

Most mountain areas

• Most coastal areas

Most coastal areas

• The biosphere

The biosphere

Elevated Ozone, Oct. 2007 Elevated Ozone, Oct. 2007 Dead Zone, 2007 Dead Zone, 2007

Nitrogen Workshop Nitrogen Workshop

• Biogeochemistry

Biogeochemistry

• Environmental economics / Policy

Environmental economics / Policy

• Agricultural practices

Agricultural practices

Workshop recommendations Workshop recommendations

• Principles

Principles-

• Integrated management approach

– All forms of N in air, water, soil

Control Input Optimize Use Maximize Output N2 NH3 NO3 N2 NH3 NO

3

NOx PN

Workshop recommendations Workshop recommendations

• first targets

first targets -

• 1. Aggressive NGO leadership,
• 2. Increase public awareness,
• 3. Nitrogen inventory,
• 4. Integrated N pilot projects,
• 5. International scale

Two faces of nitrogen Two faces of nitrogen

EDF EDF

• pportunities
• pportunities
• Leveraging the scientific consensus to lay the

Leveraging the scientific consensus to lay the foundation for global nitrogen governance foundation for global nitrogen governance

• Campaign for nitrogen sustainability

Campaign for nitrogen sustainability

• Non

Non-

• CO

CO2

2 greenhouse gas reduction programs

greenhouse gas reduction programs

• Expand conservation incentives programs

Expand conservation incentives programs

• Valuation of ecosystem services

Valuation of ecosystem services

• Double

Double-

• dipping and double

dipping and double-

• teaming: using existing

teaming: using existing policies and programs to address nitrogen policies and programs to address nitrogen

C C N N

Actions . . . Actions . . .

1.

• 1. Establish an expert advis

Establish an expert advisory panel to build scientific

• ry panel to build scientific

consensus consensus 2.

• 2. Improve the national inventory of non

Improve the national inventory of non-

• CO2 greenhouse

CO2 greenhouse gases gases 3.

• 3. Broaden public awareness about the health effects

Broaden public awareness about the health effects 4.

• 4. Launch pilot projects

Launch pilot projects 5.

• 5. “Conservation Partnerships” and university

“Conservation Partnerships” and university collaborations to build the technological and economic collaborations to build the technological and economic case for reducing reactive nitrogen. case for reducing reactive nitrogen. 6.

• 6. Coordinate emission reduction efforts

Coordinate emission reduction efforts