
Climate pollution
Cutting greenhouse gases to build a safer climate
Greenhouse gas emissions from various sources of pollution drive global warming. Reducing them is key to limiting climate change.
We’re creating solutions to cut those emissions in ways that benefit the environment and communities, building the safer climate we all deserve.
Our work
There are meaningful, cost-effective ways to make a difference today. Here are some areas where we’re taking action.
- Timeline
Our groundbreaking push to cut methane on 3 critical fronts
- Explainer
How are air pollution and climate change connected?
- Initiative
Building climate leaders with EDF Climate Corps
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Clean or dirty: Is hydrogen the climate-friendly energy solution we need?
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How the Trump administration is attacking limits on planet-warming pollution
- Project
We launched a satellite to fight climate pollution and slow global warming
Resources
- Toolkit
How we can fight climate change misinformation
- Explainer
9 ways we know humans caused climate change
- Article
What is the Paris Climate Agreement? And why does it matter?
- Video
Bill Nye the Science Guy highlights the fastest way to slow global warming
- Overview
How we’re working to slash climate and air pollution from global shipping
- Explainer
Extreme weather gets a boost from climate change
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on climate pollution.
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Trump EPA Analysis: Proposed Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Standards Will Cause Thousands of Deaths, Cost Billions of Dollars
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12 Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Exemptions Allowing Coal Plants to Sidestep Mercury and Arsenic Limits
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Cap-and-invest program continues to drive down climate pollution and raise investments in Washington state
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Trump EPA Proposals Would Eliminate Protections Against Power Plant Pollution
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Trump EPA Reportedly Plans to Unveil Damaging Proposals to Repeal Limits on Air Toxics and Climate Pollution from Power Plant Smokestacks
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Environmental Organizations Tell Court that New York Must Implement Its Delayed Climate Law
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Our experts
We bring together people with diverse skills to tackle climate pollution. Here are some who represent key parts of this work.
Media contact
Sharyn Stein
(202) 905-5718 (office)