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REPORT
Embedding Equity into Energy Regulatory Decisions
Report prepared by Applied Economics Clinic on behalf of EDF finds that robust community engagement and changes in the decision-making processes of government agencies would result in more reliable and equitable energy systems that better meet the needs of all Americans.More on:
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REPORT
Electric Vehicle Market Update - September 2022
This paper from EDF and ERM summarizes the current status, and projected growth, of the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) industry over the next five to ten years.More on:
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BLOG POST
Properly Pricing for Progress: How we can overhaul electricity tariffs to efficiently integrate distributed energy resources into the grid
Dr. Beia Spiller is a Fellow and Transportation Program Director at Resources for the Future. She had previously served as a Lead Senior Economist at EDF. This post is the final in a series dedicated to the future of the electricity sector and new scholarship supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Each post is […]More on:
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BLOG POST
4 main takeaways from America’s top transit agencies on electrifying buses
Many U.S. transit agencies, from New York to Los Angeles to Houston, are working to convert their bus fleets from diesel to electric. The number of electric transit buses currently on order or operating in the U.S. grew 112% from 2018 to 2021, according to CALSTART. Electric buses are cleaner, quieter and increasingly more cost-effective […]More on:
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REPORT
Investor Guide to Company Comments on Proposed EPA Methane Standards
EPA's comment period garnered support for federal methane regulation, but opportunities remain for leading companies to raise ambition in public comments later this year. In this report, EDF reviews the public comments and statements made by the top 10 largest US onshore energy producers, including Chevron, bp, Shell, and ExxonMobil.More on:
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BLOG POST
Investor Guide to Company Comments on Proposed EPA Methane Standards
EPA’s comment period saw broad support for federal methane regulation, but opportunities remain for leading companies to raise ambition in public comments later this year.More on:
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INTERACTIVE TOOL
Find the communities at greatest risk from low-producing oil and gas wells
A new EDF map is making it easier to access information about the communities across the country who are impacted by pollution from small oil and gas wells with leak-prone equipment.More on:
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REPORT
Power Sector Decarbonization in North Carolina
New analysis from Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Rural Beacon Initiative (RBI) shows that joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) can be an integral tool for North Carolina to cost-effectively reduce emissions and meet the state’s carbon reduction goals.More on:
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BLOG POST
TCEQ announces critical new funding commitment for zero-emission trucks
Critical funding for more zero-emission trucks in Texas is on the way. For the first time ever, a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality grant program that provides incentives to replace heavy-duty diesel vehicles will guarantee that at least half of the funding awarded will go to projects that include zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks.More on:
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BLOG POST
The ZEV future is here: An 8,500% increase in truck deployments, commitments is proof.
Commercial U.S. fleets are going big on electric trucks, according to a new EDF analysis of class 2b-8 fleet announcements, which finds a nearly 8,500% increase in zero-emission fleet deployments and commitments since 2017. To arrive at this eye-popping stat, EDF tracked public announcements of leading fleet commitments to deploy zero-emission trucks, as well as […]More on:
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ESG BY EDF
ESG By EDF is an insights platform that empowers investor action to accelerate climate and sustainability solutions.More on:
BLOG POSTNew York PSC must ensure charging infrastructure in place for medium and heavy-duty fleet electrification
EDF and partner organizations petitioned the PSC to prepare the utility system for zero-emission trucks and buses at the levels and speed that New York’s legislature and environmental regulator require.More on:
ANALYSISPolicy Instrument Options for Addressing Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector
The objective of this paper, co-authored by EDF, is to give policy makers, regulators, and other stakeholders a description of the main policy and regulatory levers available to realize the significant methane mitigation opportunities in the oil and gas sector. It aims to provide an overview of the different policy instrument options and thereby help policy makers assess which option is most attractive given regional circumstances and the relevant regulatory and political constraints.More on:
BLOG POSTOur New Electric Resilience Toolkit: Resources to Enhance Climate Resilience Planning by Electric Utilities
This post was co-authored by EDF’s Michael Panfil and Romany Webb of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law have released a new Electric Resilience Toolkit to support policymakers and […]More on:
BLOG POSTThe scoop on the Scoping Plan: California’s draft plan misses the opportunity for greater climate ambition (Part 1)
This EDF blog series unpacks several key aspects of California's draft 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan and evaluates whether they raise California’s climate ambition to the levels needed to protect communities from the worst climate impacts.More on:
BLOG POSTCreating data to support communities on the front lines of oil and gas production in the U.S.
This week EDF published a new study that combines locations of active oil and gas wells with census tract data in a way that helps us better understand the characteristics of the communities living near them.More on:
ARTICLEHydrogen: Climate friend or foe?
Whether hydrogen turns out to be a climate Jekyll or Hyde will depend, based on soon-to-be published research by Environmental Defense Fund, on how it’s made and how much of it leaks.More on:
ARTICLEPowering through the storm in Puerto Rico
Photo essay featuring residents of Culebra, Puerto Rico, who are teaming up with EDF to install rooftop solar and battery systems for clean, resilient power.More on:
REPORTJust Transition in Poland: A Review of Public Policies to Assist Polish Coal Communities in Transition
This report is part of a series of papers prepared by Resources for the Future (RFF) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Scholars from RFF and WiseEuropa—an independent Polish think tank—examine Poland’s energy transition to distill lessons that could help decarbonization efforts in the United States and around the world.More on:
REPORTFlaring Flatline: Commitments on Natural Gas Flaring Outpace Progress
EDF analysis reveals how the oil & gas industry is failing to use a key lever to reduce climate-warming emissions from flaring, the wasteful and climate-polluting practice of burning natural gas that is associated with oil production.More on:
FACT SHEETU.S. LNG Commitment and Wasted Gas Analysis - June 2022
The U.S. recently committed to provide an additional 50 BCM/yr of U.S. LNG to the European Union to offset Russian gas imports. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) estimates that reducing waste of natural gas from leaks and flaring could comprise more than half of that 50 BCM/yr commitment.More on:
FACT SHEETPress Kit - Culebra, Puerto Rico
EDF fact sheet: Building a Resilient Puerto RicoMore on:
REPORTMethane: An Opportunity for Asia-Pacific to Lead on Energy and Climate
English language brochure for World Gas Conference 2022More on: