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EPA’s strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards are achievable, affordable, legally sound, and vital for protecting public health.

Groundbreaking new data finds that leveraging synergies between the transport and power sectors could slash the cost of aviation e-fuels by half

In Addition to Other Serious Allegations, Gaetz Introduced Legislation to Abolish EPA

Paper from Environmental Defense Fund finds that American-made e-fuels present a huge economic and climate opportunity for the U.S.

This blog was authored by Christopher Dekki, Manager, Global Engagement and Partnerships. Hopefully, COP29 delegates savored every moment of the rest day here in Baku because week 2 is already off to a hectic start. As deep divides within the negotiations remain unbridged, Azerbaijan, the newly minted COP29 Presidency, will need to increase its efforts …

Statement of EDF Executive Director Amanda Leland

A plan for faster commutes, cleaner air and transit upgrades for 6 million New Yorkers is expected to launch in early January.

By Hiro Shirakawa As one of the world’s top five importers and financiers of oil and natural gas, Japan is uniquely positioned to influence methane emissions along the supply chain. Though Japan has been recognized for the climate-action leverage it can exert as a major global buyer of liquefied natural gas, a new Deloitte report …

Statement from Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund 

New standards must include nature-based solutions – and the communities that protect these resources The post At COP29, Article 6 must deliver on urgent finance for forests and Indigenous communities appeared first on Climate 411.

Slashing methane pollution is the fastest, most cost-effective way to immediately slow our current rate of global warming and cut energy waste.

Statement of EDF Executive Director Amanda Leland

This blog was authored by Milloni Doshi, Project Manager, Global Engagement and Partnerships and Annie Mark, Senior Director, Global Partnerships. The Conference of the Parties (COP) of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a global meeting focused on conserving nature. Unlike the United Nations’ larger annual climate conferences, CBD meetings are usually smaller …

EDF Statement from Fred Krupp, President and Amanda Leland, Executive Director

Statement of EDF California State Director Katelyn Roedner Sutter - November 6, 2024

Given the COVID-19 pandemic, Iowans face the threat of economic harm and damage to public health from severe storms and other extreme weather events.

Many Texans are under enormous and increasing financial strain from the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout.

More than one million North Carolinians have filed for unemployment, and countless small businesses have shuttered.

Arizonans face the growing threat of additional economic harm and damage to public health from excessive heat, drought and other extreme weather events.

The annual number of billion-dollar weather disasters has increased and the cost of inaction is putting a strain on disaster response and recovery budgets.

This report is based on a literature search of available information on the costs of climate change-fueled extreme weather events.

Statement from EDF President Fred Krupp

New EDF analysis shows possibility of hitting the 70% emissions reduction target by 2032 if NCUC orders Duke to accelerate solar and offshore wind schedule

As we approach the United Nations climate talks, COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, UN agencies have published several reports highlighting both our progress to-date and the gaps in global climate action. The findings are concerning, but unsurprising: countries’ current climate plans, called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), have a long way to go.   To keep global …