Reports and publications
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Shared Duty: National, International Oil Companies Bound Together by Methane Obligations
Type: Report
Date: March 21, 2024
This EDF paper addresses the critical nature of national oil companies (NOCs) and the IOC's non-operated joint ventures (NOJVs) and how, together, they can accelerate industry’s methane momentum.
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Financing methane abatement: Report on sustainable finance instruments
Type: Report
Date: March 20, 2024
EDF report offers an introduction to sustainable finance for methane abatement.
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This investor guide from EDF provides the financial sector with an overview of the rule and its key components, summarize the implications of the rule for investors, put the rule into context with other international frameworks, and map out next steps towards implementation of the rule.
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Electric vehicle sales are going further, faster than experts predicted
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: March 14, 2024
EDF analysis shows actual 2023 EV sales outperformed over 85% of expert forecasts from 2019 to 2022.
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Recent EV manufacturing investments in the U.S. are outpacing every other region
Type: Report
Date: March 14, 2024
The growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales globally and the expectation of continued growth has led to huge investments in EV manufacturing and battery manufacturing around the world. Using data from Atlas Public Policy’s Global Private Investment Dashboard, EDF tallied EV and battery manufacturing investments in key regions of the world to see what trends can be observed.
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U.S. Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Investments and Jobs - March 2024
Type: Report
Date: March 12, 2024
EDF report finds that in the last nine years manufacturers have announced $188 billion in investments in electric vehicle and EV battery manufacturing in the U.S. and 195,000 direct EV-related U.S. jobs. Most of those announcements occurred in the last 18 months since passage of the IRA.
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In the context of India’s 2023 G20 Presidency, this EDF report provides an overview of the experience of carbon pricing across the world. It focuses on the benefits of these instruments, the challenges that impede wider adoption, and the plausible solutions that can lead to the faster uptake of these tools by emerging economies.
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Report commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund and prepared by Energy Futures Group provides an overview of key design elements that can be used for a Clean Heat Standards, as well as a look at how four states are approaching these elements in their own CHS development process.
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EDF report details how Texas’ $342 million clean air program can be improved to help companies that want to secure state funding for zero-emission trucks.
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Air quality and health impacts of onshore oil and gas flaring and venting activities estimated using refined satellite-based emissions
Type: Link
Date: March 6, 2024
Study led by researchers at EDF and academic partners finds that pollution from oil and gas venting and flaring results in $7.4 billion in health damages, more than 700 premature deaths and 73,000 asthma exacerbations among children annually.