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CFTC issues draft guidance for carbon credit derivatives to boost integrity and transparency; EDF will provide input during the 75-day comment period.

New research shows that industry pledges announced at COP28 and broader action on methane could slash emissions equal to 10 gigatons of carbon dioxide and make a 1.5C global climate target more achievable.

Research finds that COP28 industry pledges and stronger methane action could cut emissions equal to 10 gigatons of CO₂, helping keep 1.5°C within reach.

Global groups launch framework to help oil and gas firms cut methane and flaring, supporting net-zero goals and major emissions reductions by 2030.

50 companies responsible for 40% of global oil production have agreed to virtually eliminate their methane pollution.

Leading oil producers, including those in the United States, are rolling out new plans in Dubai on Saturday to significantly reduce methane from their operations — potentially the most consequential action resulting from the first week of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28. Findings, especially from work pursued by EDF, have helped bring methane’s climate impact to global attention.

EPA finalizes strong methane pollution limits for oil and gas sources, including both new and existing operations.

By Cassie Huang, MPH, Project Manager, Consumer Health Note: This blog is cross-posted from the EDF + Business blog. Products, Packaging & Waste Amid growing concerns about the environmental impact of single-use plastics, consumers have increasingly sought out alternatives made with renewable materials—as demonstrated by the rise in popularity of the paper straw. Unfortunately, this …

New regulations by the EPA to curb methane emissions were announced at COP28.

New commitments by nations and the global oil and gas industry to slash methane pollution signify momentous progress to curb significant climate threat, says Environmental Defense Fund's Fred Krupp .

The International Methane Emissions Observatory’s third annual report — co-bylined foreword by EDF President Fred Krupp — provides decision makers a framework of action to track and monitor methane emissions to plan targeted and ambitious action for their mitigation. 

Among the announcements expected at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai is a new industry standard for assessing the climate impacts of hydrogen, to be unveiled by the International Standards Organization. These standards could very quickly become the starting point for a cascade of other rules and regulations at national and state levels which set …

New EDF analysis finds that leading governors have a pivotal role to play in getting the U.S. closer to its 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), with the ability to cut the remaining distance to the Paris commitment in half — if they achieve their own targets. 

With historic federal climate investments in law, states are now in the driver’s seat to leverage this funding to drive U.S. climate progress forward — adopting bold policies of their own that limit pollution, boost jobs and bring down energy costs.

How does hydrogen warm the climate? What is hydrogen’s warming potency? Learn more about these and other questions through this EDF fact sheet detailing the latest science on hydrogen’s warming effects.

Water has finally reached the highest levels of global climate negotiations. The path to a sustainable freshwater future, however, lies with ground-level users. At COP 28, EDF is elevating their voices, their needs and the approaches they find most useful. _______ While greenhouse gases drive climate change, many of its impacts are inherently liquid. Whether …

Last week, the third Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels, also known as CAAF/3, hosted by the International Civil Aviation Organization — the United Nations agency charged with international aviation cooperation — committed to a more sustainable future for global aviation by adopting the new ICAO Global Framework for Cleaner Fuels. This development builds on ICAO 2022 …

What’s new: The ministers of environment representing 33 countries in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region recently issued a joint declaration calling out the yawning gap between the funds needed to address the global air pollution crisis and the funds currently committed. The declaration is noteworthy because it has set a tone for influential …

Statement of Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President for Healthy Communities

Central Business District Tolling Program will now be voted on by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board

This blog was co-authored by Britta Johnston, Senior Policy Analyst for Natural Climate Solutions at EDF. Heading into COP28, nature as a climate solution has been making headlines, and rightfully so. Sustainably conserving, restoring, and managing the world’s ecosystems is one of the most powerful tools we have to meet global climate goals. A recent …

As COP28 gets underway in Dubai, amid some controversy, we take a step back and find that even an imperfect global climate conference is better than no international climate cooperation at all. Here are three momentous pieces of climate progress that wouldn't have happened without COP.

Emissions analysis, which includes impacts of transformative federal investments, finds that leadership states are projected to fall short of their goals and must adopt strong policy to drive U.S. progress.

With COP28 looming, companies must proactively address emissions and report real progress on corporate climate goals.

Extreme weather, driven by climate change, was already hitting these farmers and fishers hard. Then El Niño happened. For the world's food producers, the need for resilience suddenly got