Environmental Defense Fund
For Promoting Green Development In Guangdong Province Through Green Supply Chain
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Amount$600,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/16/2017
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
The Environmental Defense Fund will promote a green supply chain in the Guangdong Province of China. This is a partnership between EDF, local Chinese NGOs, Western retailers like Walmart and Target, Chinese suppliers, local governments, and China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection. This project seeks to demonstrate that Chinese manufacturing can move up the value chain, be environmentally sustainable, and promote the low-carbon economy, all while increasing Chinese brand awareness and earning for South China’s factories and cities.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.edf.org
Address
257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10010, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for accelerating green ammonia development in China
The Environmental Defense Fund works in dozens of countries around the world on environmental challenges from toxic waste to climate change. This grant will support its office in China to provide technical support for the development of policy options that encourage the production of zero-carbon “green” ammonia, particularly for nitrogenous fertilizer production. (Substrategy: China National Policy; Industry)
for the China Program to enhance the design of carbon border adjustment mechanism
This grant will support the Environmental Defense Fund’s China Program in promoting innovative climate technology demonstration at the subnational level, and enhancing emission reduction market mechanisms at the national level. (Substrategy: China National Policy)
