EDF is taking the reins:
- Our groundbreaking methane timeline studies put methane on the map, revealing emissions from oil and gas production to be 60% higher than the EPA’s estimate.
- We partnered with Google Earth Outreach to get utilities and companies to find and fix methane leaks.
- And we’re the only environmental organization building a satellite to track methane emissions worldwide.
Why methane matters: We can’t solve the climate emergency without addressing methane pollution. Here’s why.
Methane pollution by the numbers
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Cost of wasted gas emitted per year, enough to fuel 10 million homes
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Amount of methane reductions the oil and gas industry can achieve using technologies available today, two-thirds of it at no net cost
Our work
We ground our solutions in rigorous scientific research — then work with political and business leaders to craft policy and practices that reduce methane emissions.
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This new TED Talk explains how cutting methane can slow warming right now
- Project
We’re building a satellite to cut climate pollution worldwide
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Massive EDF-led collaboration reveals more serious methane problem
- Explainer
Tackling methane emissions: Europe's climate blind spot
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EDF and partners enable companies to detect and fix methane leaks in real time
- Blog post
Using Google Street View in our fight against climate change
Our methane experts
We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to our work on methane. Meet some of the people who make it happen.
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Steven Hamburg
Chief Scientist
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Mark Brownstein
Senior Vice President, Energy
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Aileen Nowlan
Director, Global Clean Air, US Region
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Beth Trask
Associate Vice President, Energy Transition
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Shareen Yawanarajah (Ph.D)
Director, Global Energy Transition
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Staff perspective
By emitting even just a little bit of methane, humankind is greatly accelerating the rate of climate change.
Steven Hamburg
Chief Scientist
Media contact
Lauren Whittenberg
(512) 691-3437 (office)
(512) 784-2161 (mobile)
Our perspective
What science is saying about methane pollution, and how the world is finally listening
Steven Hamburg
Chief Scientist
How a U.S. economy-wide methane target is essential, achievable, affordable
Ilissa Ocko
Senior Climate Scientist, Barbra Streisand Chair of Environmental Studies
Methane rules are good for the energy industry too
Fred Krupp
President