Tax credits for carbon capture? Not without these 3 important rules.
3 years 8 months ago
By Adam Peltz and Scott Anderson Removing carbon emissions from the air — a process known as carbon capture, utilization and sequestration — is one of the most important things we can do to battle climate change, and the Internal Revenue Service is currently developing regulations around tax incentives that could make or break the […]
EDF Blogs
A stronger CEJA will help combat dirty fuel and dirty money
3 years 8 months ago
We have written on many occasions about the need for the Clean Energy Jobs Act (HB3624/SB2132). This legislation — widely considered to be the boldest climate bill currently pending in any state — empowers communities and protects the environment and consumers’ pocketbooks. The bill was worthy of passage the moment it was introduced in February […]
Christie Hicks
Texas oil and gas regulators offer a weak fix to flaring
3 years 8 months ago
This post was originally published in The Dallas Morning News After months of promising talk about curbing the oil and gas industry’s wasteful and polluting flaring habit, the Texas Railroad Commission unveiled a plan that does little to fix the problem. Despite calls from mineral owners, the public and even some in the industry itself […]
Colin Leyden
SoCalGas wants a lifeline to stay in business — suing California is not the answer.
3 years 8 months ago
Earlier this month, the largest gas utility in the country filed a lawsuit against the state of California for its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Southern California Gas Company claims in its suit that the California Energy Commission has not properly considered what role natural gas can play in a clean energy future. It […]
Michael Colvin
Rolling blackouts in California prove conventional power plants need to become extinct
3 years 8 months ago
On Monday this week, I got into my electric car and the following image popped up. My car was encouraging me to shift my charging patterns. Why? California, along with large chunks of the rest of the West, is experiencing one of the worst heat storms on record. The weather pattern was abnormal, with less […]
Michael Colvin
Walmart and J.B. Hunt give glimpse of trucking’s future
3 years 9 months ago
It’s an everyday scene in Southern California: a big rig hauling a metal shipping container from a port facility to a distribution center or rail yard. Last week, this old story got a new twist with a 120-mile emission-free haul featuring two shipping behemoths from Northwest Arkansas: Walmart and J.B. Hunt. Our nation’s two biggest […]
Jason Mathers
Climate, capital and COVID: What’s an energy executive to do?
3 years 9 months ago
Mark Brownstein co-authored this post. We’re hearing more oil and gas companies pledging to reinvent themselves for a new, low carbon energy era. This conversation is unfolding as those same companies grapple with massive impacts of the global pandemic, as well as competitive challenges from cleaner, often cheaper alternatives that had been gaining steam well […]
Ben Ratner
EU must take on its methane problem before turning to hydrogen
3 years 9 months ago
Facing dangerous levels of warming, Europe aspires to achieve a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. The oil and gas industry want us to believe natural gas can play a constructive role in this green energy future. And right now, these companies are lining up behind the idea that European Union policymakers should invest heavily in […]
Mark Brownstein
New York’s EV plan takes small but critical steps in the right direction
3 years 10 months ago
UPDATE: Since the publication of this blog post on June 11, 2020, the New York Public Service Commission released an order that recognizes the legitimacy of calls from stakeholders to address the requirements of both passenger EVs as well as trucks and buses. It proposes a $15 million “make-ready” pilot program for medium- and heavy-duty […]
Elizabeth B. Stein
Climate leadership is Canada’s truest, best path to world stage
3 years 10 months ago
This piece was originally published in The Hill Times Pundits are wringing their hands over Canada’s frustrated bid for a temporary spot on the United Nations Security Council. But perhaps Canada was auditioning for the wrong role. What if the undeniable but short-term prestige has kept critics from recognizing a greater, more important place for […]
Sam Kotis
5 questions on flaring for investors to ask oil and gas companies
3 years 10 months ago
For investors concerned with environmental, social and governance issues, flaring poses one of the most immediate and material risks to shareholder value in the oil and gas industry. For an industry that prides itself on operational excellence, flaring is a waste of potentially saleable product and an unsustainable industry practice with detrimental climate and public […]
Dominic Watson
New multi-state collaboration makes an important commitment to electric trucks and buses
3 years 10 months ago
As our nation grapples with a historic public health crisis, 15 states and the District of Columbia are showing leadership by committing to address a dangerous culprit that makes us more vulnerable to COVID-19 and climate change: diesel pollution from trucks and buses. These pollutants have significant negative consequences on air quality and health. Despite […]
Larissa Koehler
Electrifying trucks and buses is an opportunity for lasting change, one we can’t afford to miss
3 years 10 months ago
The U.S. is still struggling to contain the spread of COVID-19 and quantify the human and economic consequences of this historic tragedy. But already, leaders are contemplating how we’ll restore our economies. Will we rebuild a replica of what we had, or will we invest in ideas that will make society more resilient, healthier, cleaner […]
Jason Mathers
Resilience in the eye of the storm: how Puerto Rico can build a stronger, more sustainable energy future
3 years 10 months ago
By Agustín Carbó and Amalia Saladrigas En español The Atlantic hurricane season is under way and scientists predict it will be one of the strongest in recent memory, as climate change makes more frequent and severe storms the new normal. For communities across Puerto Rico, already battered by an array of crises, the need to […]
EDF Blogs
Three things California should do to prepare for more electric trucks and buses
3 years 10 months ago
California is moving fast to replace dirty, gas-guzzling heavy-duty vehicles with cleaner, electric choices as a way to combat air pollution and climate change. Both fleets and electric utilities need to rethink the way they build the charging stations needed to power these vehicles. Charging stations should be as affordable as possible, and help electric […]
Larissa Koehler
Now is not the time to pump the brakes on fleet electrification
3 years 10 months ago
The coupled economic impacts of the pandemic and global oil crisis are expected to hit passenger electric vehicle sales hard, with a recent Bloomberg analysis predicting an 18% drop in sales this year. But many commercial fleets and state policymakers are continuing to push forward on their plans to electrify trucks and buses, even in […]
Sarah Ryan
Mexico can rebuild a cleaner, stronger energy economy post COVID-19
3 years 10 months ago
This piece was first published in El Universal Times of great turmoil sometimes bring the opportunity for great progress. As leaders around the world work to protect the sick and vulnerable from COVID-19, while also moving to restart their economies, they have a chance to rebuild better — creating a world that’s cleaner and healthier […]
Daniel Zavala-Araiza
Some of the biggest names in trucking are calling for federal support of electric trucks and buses
3 years 10 months ago
Momentum is building for federal support of truck electrification, and today’s launch of the National Zero-Emission Truck Coalition is a great example of how federal incentives are urgently needed to clean up our air, create tens of thousands of jobs and solidify American competitiveness in the global zero-emission truck market. Organized by CALSTART, the ZET […]
Jason Mathers
Report: California’s clean truck rule will save the economy billions, eliminate vast amounts of pollution
3 years 11 months ago
By Chris Busch, Ph.D. and Jamie Fine, Ph.D. Next week, California plans to do something that’s never been done before. The state will finalize the world’s first electric vehicle manufacturing standard, which promises to add thousands more clean trucks and buses to California streets. The rule requires makers of medium- and heavy-duty trucks to build […]
EDF Blogs
The energy job market is in trouble. Here’s how we fix it.
3 years 11 months ago
The coronavirus is inflicting a heavy toll on America: Over 100,000 dead, almost two million infected, and more than 40 million unemployed. Beating the virus is the top priority. But we also need to put people back to work as fast as safety allows. How we go about that now will determine our nation’s economic […]
Mark Brownstein
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