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Reducing methane from oil and gas is one of the fastest, cheapest ways to cut emissions. So why is it still underfunded? The post Methane is climate finance’s untapped opportunity appeared first on EDF+Business.

This blog was authored by: Talley Burley, Senior Manager, Climate Risk & Insurance, and Kelly Suttles, Adaptation Scientist for Flood Resilience. Floods are hitting American households and communities more than ever before, and they’re causing costly consequences. Natural solutions like mangroves, wetlands and rain gardens are evidence-backed ways to protect communities from rising floods—but they’re not fully recognized in flood insurance pricing ... The post Bringing nature into the NFIP: Rewiring the National Flood Insurance Program pricing and models to leverage nature-based solutions to reduce flood risk appeared first on Market Forces.

Climate economists are typically obsessed with modeling, pricing and reducing a specific molecule: carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide pollution is the original villain that drives climate change and the extreme weather impacts that are already shocking our world. But beyond carbon dioxide, other polluting culprits behind climate change are rightfully getting increasing and urgent attention: methane ... The post Setting a price on superpollutants: The economics behind cutting near-term climate pollution  appeared first on Market Forces.

By Pedro Barata, Rohemir Ramirez Ballagas, Pedro Piris-Cabezas and John Schmitz Just over eighteen months from today, the world’s first truly global carbon market will face a consequential deadline. Airline operators will be required to fulfill their offsetting obligations under the first phase of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Carbon Offsetting Reduction Scheme for International ... The post CORSIA at a crossroads: The next year will determine its course appeared first on Energy Exchange.

EDF applauds Governor Shapiro’s leadership and looks forward to working with stakeholders to develop practical, science-based methane standards.

As the seven Colorado River Basin states struggle to reach consensus on new operating guidelines, I have been participating in an eye-opening Colorado River leadership program, expecting to learn about infrastructure, engineering and water law. Instead, I’ve been surprised by subtler narratives about ownership and extraction that bubbled up several times and struck me as ... The post Why we need a new story for the Colorado River first appeared on On the Water Front.

National alliance encourages Congress to hear from impacted communities, veterans, workers, and health professionals—not just chemical industry lobbyists

Architectural rendering for what would become Meta’s ‘largest data center yet’ in Richland Parish (artist rendering from Meta) The post Louisiana has a chance to get ahead of rising electricity demand appeared first on Energy Exchange.

When Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) initially submitted its 2025–2026 general rate case, customers faced the prospect of an 18% rate hike — a crushing burden at a time when North Carolina families are already struggling with high costs of living. As an intervenor in the proceeding before the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC), Environmental Defense ... The post The Duke Energy settlement is just the beginning for North Carolina’s data center energy policy appeared first on Climate 411.

A Trump EPA proposal would allow states to eliminate public notice and comment in most air pollution permit proceedings.

Nearly 200 countries have agreed to regulate seven greenhouse gases under the Kyoto Protocol. But another group of climate pollutants remains under-the-radar, unaddressed by any climate treaty. Scientists say it's high time for a change. 

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin “Many of the items that were on your wish list are now done.”

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides critical services to everyday Americans, but the Trump Administration has proposed a 26 percent cut to its budget. By: Olivia Stevens, Project Manager, Federal Legislative Campaigns Before a hurricane makes landfall, NOAA helps communities prepare for impact. Before fishermen head out to sea, NOAA provides information and data to ensure their catch is productive, sustainable, and safe. Before ... The post NOAA Faces Significant Budget Cuts: What’s at Stake? appeared first on EDFish.

California just took another major step toward cleaner air, healthier communities and more affordable transportation. Governor Newsom recently signed a state budget that invests roughly $600 million in cleaning up local air pollution – especially from transportation. The package includes a first-of-its-kind instant rebate program for first-time electric vehicle buyers, continued investments in charging infrastructure and funding that will help keep California’s transition to pollution-free transportation moving forward.  At a time ... The post California just made clean, electric vehicles more affordable appeared first on Climate 411.

Trump EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to coal industry: “Many of the items that were on your wish list are now done.”

Utility commissions are making some of the most consequential energy decisions in decades, from grid modernization to evaluating proposals for new data centers. They decide how to meet rapidly growing electricity demand, whether to approve new transmission lines, how to connect new manufacturing facilities and other large electricity users to the grid and, ultimately, how ... The post New report highlights the value of participation in utility decision-making appeared first on Energy Exchange.

New research highlights emerging best practices to build stronger evidentiary records, broaden participation and support more informed energy decisions.

Soot is made of microscopic particles that can lodge deep in the lungs and cause a variety of serious or fatal health problems.

New Mexico proposed a new methane abatement rule with two key provisions that will reduce oil and gas methane pollution.

New legislation would create a unified national strategy for disaster planning, consolidating government disaster planning efforts.

PA is requiring utilities to evaluate advanced transmission technologies as part of the approval process for new transmission projects.

The Trump administration has exempted more petrochemical facilities across the country from Clean Air Act standards

Plug-in solar panels are a cheaper, easier alternative to rooftop solar that can still help generate power and lower your electric bills. 

Clean hydrogen can help decarbonize, but its climate benefits depend on emissions, CCS performance, renewable power and timing.

“Smog puts people’s lives and health at risk, and this proposal would help ensure there’s a lot more of it in the air we breathe." - EDF's Noha Haggag