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Statement from Rosalie Winn, Director and Lead Counsel, Methane and Clean Air Policy, Environmental Defense Fund

The impacts from climate change will continue to escalate in the years ahead, and a growing number of scientists, philanthropies and companies have become interested in strategies to lower global temperatures more quickly. One of the options is reflecting some sunlight back into space.   Because the consequences of Solar Radiation Modification (SRM), as it’s called,

A hot topic we like to discuss is trade associations – and a coalition of organizations including Race to Zero and WBCSD have you covered

What’s new: Our recent trip to Brazil in June gave EDF the opportunity to formalize partnerships with city and state officials in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, as these megacities seek new ways to better track and address air pollution. Alex Franco, Sergio Sanchez and I also met with city experts, academics and community …

On June 17, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) was represented by our expert witnesses at a technical conference before the NC Utilities Commission (NCUC). Each of the intervenors in the Carbon Plan/Integrated Resource Plan docket, including EDF, were given a few minutes to briefly summarize testimony filed in May. EDF’s testimony centered around the need …

The last few years have seen big climate wins in the U.S. Here are five success stories you might have missed.

Statement from Rosalie Winn, EDF Director and Lead Counsel, Methane and Clean Air Policy

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's first female president, has a track record of supporting sustainability. What does her election mean for climate action?

  This blog was jointly authored by policy experts from Clean Air Task Force & Environmental Defense Fund. Our organizations share a common goal to maximize the climate benefits of clean hydrogen deployment, as well as reduce methane emissions from oil and gas operations. Individual sets of comments on the 45V hydrogen production tax credit …

New Jersey State legislators today introduced a bill that requires warehouses, ports and other high-traffic facilities to take necessary steps to reduce health-harming pollution.

Statement of EDF California State Director Katelyn Roedner Sutter on the $10 billion climate bond agreement reached by lawmakers, which must be passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Newsom by Wednesday to appear on the November ballot — June 30, 2024

By Braulio A. Quintero Seven years after hurricanes Irma and Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico in 2017, the island continues to struggle with a deficient electrical power infrastructure. Power outages are common, the price of electricity continues to increase and the reconstruction of the power grid is not happening fast enough. Power outages affect …

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) recently released a draft equivalency agreement for oil and gas methane emissions in British Columbia. Intended to ensure provincial methane regulations meet comparable emissions reduction goals as federal regulations, equivalency agreements are a way for provincial and federal regulators to prevent redundancy while improving overall effectiveness.

“Today’s extreme ruling from the 6-to-3 Supreme Court supermajority damages the foundational legal principle that has long ensured clean air, clean water,

  By Grace Smith and Elizabeth Lieberknecht The Biden administration just made another major investment in a cleaner, safer energy future for all Americans. On Friday, EPA and the Department of Energy announced applications are open for $850 million in funding to monitor and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.   The funding …

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit late Wednesday rejected an emergency stay that would have delayed critical parts of an Environmental Protection Agency action to reduce cancer-causing pollution—in particular, the highly carcinogenic pollutant chloroprene.

In EDF’s new guide for food companies engaging their farmers on dairy methane solutions, we walk through how to get started with new manure management systems.

A divided 5-to-4 Supreme Court today granted pre-judgment stay applications to block a critically important Environmental Protection Agency rule aimed at reducing interstate smog pollution and improving public health.

This guide from EDF and The Climate Source is meant for food and agriculture companies to share with their suppliers and support them in making the transition to climate-smart agriculture by creating awareness about relevant solutions and potential ways to fund them.

This EDF discussion brief sets out the shipping regulatory landscape and the evolution of shipping finance, identifying key barriers to financing the decarbonisation of shipping and aiming to stimulate dialogue among industry professionals, banks, and policymakers on potential solutions.

Court Ruling Puts Millions of People at Risk from Potentially Deadly Air Pollution

What’s new: EDF released a new report tracing the growth of mega-warehouses and associated diesel truck pollution in New Jersey, building upon recent research in New York and Illinois. The launch event, held on June 18 and co-hosted by the Coalition for Healthy Ports NY/NJ, included a report overview from EDF, remarks by two state legislators …

What’s new: The Health Effects Institute’s new State of Global Air 2024 report finds that air pollution ranks as the second leading risk factor for death, including for children under 5. Yes, you read that right. Air pollution is now the second leading risk factor for death, contributing to an estimated 8 million deaths in …

Statement from Andy Darrell, Senior Advisor, Environmental Defense Fund

Analysis from EDF reveals how Jurisdictional REDD+ carbon credits are set to increase in price by 2028. The report is powered by data from MSCI Carbon Mark