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The Supreme Court opinion now states that wetlands must have "a continuous surface connection" to federal waters, an approach that is not grounded in scien

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.

A new SEC climate-related disclosure rule will help investors assess financial risk and strengthen the health and stability of the US financial system.

The oil and gas industry must engage with national oil companies and non-operated joint ventures to achieve methane goals.

News reports say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will soon unveil its final clean car standards – limits on climate and health-harming pollution from new passenger cars and trucks and medium-duty vehicles like delivery vans in model years 2027 through 2032.

Businesses will now have to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and significant ways in which climate change poses risks to their business, thanks to a new SEC ruling.

Under the Paris Agreement, Article 6.2 allows countries to exchange emissions reductions and removals through bilateral agreements—country to country. Despite stalled progress on final details for Article 6.2 at COP28, the mechanism is in operation with guardrails that push countries toward high-integrity programs. New bilateral agreements continue to emerge under the mechanism and mobilize needed …

EDF analysis shows actual 2023 EV sales outperformed over 85% of expert forecasts from 2019 to 2022.

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.

This blog was co-authored by Janet Zamudio, Western States Climate Policy Intern The last week has been eventful in Washington, seeing the end of legislative session last Thursday and the first quarterly cap-and-invest auction of 2024, which posted results today. With the legislative session wrapped up and budgets passed, we now know what additional spending …

EDF Statement from Kate Courtin, Sr. Manager, State Climate Policy & Strategy

Eleven of the nation’s leading health, environmental and community groups have filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s protective limits on methane pollution from new and existing oil and gas sources against court challenges.

EDF & Arup offer a roadmap to help ports reach net zero by 2050

A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment, Boston University School of Public Health and the Environmental Defense Fund 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.

A year and a half after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) accelerated the U.S. markets for electric vehicle and battery manufacturing, a new report by Environmental Defense Fund and WSP USA finds continued strong growth.

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.

Pollution from oil and gas venting and flaring results in $7.4 billion in health damages, 700 premature deaths, and 73,000 asthma exacerbations.

This post was co-authored by Chris Neme, Co-Founder and Principal of Energy Futures Group The concept of a Clean Heat Standard (CHS) is gaining traction in multiple jurisdictions as a way to drive larger, faster reductions in the thermal sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. At least ten U.S. states are considering the policy, with Colorado and …

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.

Report provides insights and recommendations for effective carbon pricing strategies in diverse economies

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.

New study shows just how much congestion intensifies emissions from diesel vehicles   In a recently published study, researchers from the University of York and Environmental Defense Fund show how traffic exacerbates nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution from road vehicles, in particular from intense emitters like diesel trucks and buses, pointing to solutions that can bring an …

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

EDF’s Karly Kelso discusses the importance of supporting aquatic food systems, and how they can help sustainably feed the world.

Domestic EV Sales Also Increasing More, Faster Than Recent Predictions