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The doom and gloom headlines you may have seen about electric vehicles are greatly exaggerated.

The rule is a vital step forward to better protect investors and markets

Recent extreme weather reveals how business as usual must rapidly change to keep up with physical climate risks to supply chain continuity.

Written Q&A with Mayor Rex Richardson on Climate and Economic Progress in Long Beach, California Long Beach, California, is showing communities around the country why embracing the clean energy economy is a winning strategy. Home to one of the busiest port complexes in North America, with a long reliance on revenue from oil and gas,

Climate change impacts threaten the stability of the US housing market. In response to growing concerns that increasing costs of flooding are not fully captured in property values, the authors of this study quantify the magnitude of unpriced flood risk in the housing market by comparing the empirical and economically efficient prices for properties at risk.

As the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) undergoes its third program review, it is critical that the program scale its ambition to both meet the demands of the climate crisis and to fully capitalize on the cost-saving potential of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Ensuring ambitious reductions …

This blog was co-authored by Lulu August, State Climate Policy Intern This month marks five years since New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) was signed into law. At the time of its enactment in 2019, the groundbreaking climate law set New York apart as a national and global climate leader. Indeed,

The emerging hydrogen market presents opportunities and risks for investors. These key principles and due diligence questions in this EDF report offer a guide.

The emerging hydrogen market presents opportunities and risks for investors. These key principles and due diligence questions offer a guide.

Analysis by leading energy analytics firm EQ Research, commissioned by EDF, shows that if Duke Energy succeeds at getting its current plan approved by the NC Utilities Commission the company’s excessive reliance on gas-powered plants could come with a high price tag for customers.

EDF Statement from Will Scott, Southeast Climate and Clean Energy Director

Building on EDF's November 2023 Missing Methane report, which explored the oil and gas methane disclosures and policies of the six largest US banks, this report assesses key European banks actively engaged in financing oil and gas. It analyses the methane disclosures and policies of Barclays, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, ING, Société Générale and UniCredit. It identifies best practices with respect to methane disclosures and target setting and makes recommendations for engagement with oil and gas clients.

European banks face significant risk from oil and gas methane emissions in their portfolios. Our recommendations can help banks manage them.

Methane management is increasingly factored into the valuation of oil and gas assets. Investors need a clear picture of updated US methane rules.

The challenge is clear: if tropical deforestation were a country, it would rank fourth, only behind China, the US, and India in emissions. However, the solution is even clearer: these same forests can provide 23% of the cost-effective climate mitigation needed before 2030, if the right economic incentives are in place.[1] Despite numerous pledges, forest …

This EDF discussion brief sets out the shipping regulatory landscape and the evolution of shipping finance, identifying key barriers to financing the decarbonisation of shipping and aiming to stimulate dialogue among industry professionals, banks, and policymakers on potential solutions.

Analysis from EDF reveals how Jurisdictional REDD+ carbon credits are set to increase in price by 2028. The report is powered by data from MSCI Carbon Markets, and is intended to empower forest nations with insights to more equitably negotiate JREDD+ contracts with buyers.

Analysis of a new jurisdictional REDD+ pricing guide for tropical forests nations by Environmental Defense Fund.

Is aquaculture sustainable? As with so many important questions, the inevitable—often infuriating—answer is, “it depends.”   As the U.S. looks to expand into open ocean aquaculture (usually between 3 and 200 nautical miles off the coast), we have the opportunity to get things right from the start. We can create diverse local jobs, build a more …

With shared ambitions to reach net zero, the shipping and finance industries must work together to accelerate sustainable shipping finance.

By Juan Pablo Hoffmaister, Associate Vice President, Global Climate Cooperation, and Zach Cohen, Senior Analyst, Global Climate Cooperation  As we face the triple planetary crisis of climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity loss, the need for urgent and united action is undeniable. Addressing these linked challenges demands more than just ambition—it requires collaboration, guided by …

EDF factsheet summarizes how the principles of complementarity can help guide climate funds toward a more unified and impactful approach. Implementing concrete actions, like planning and programming, capacity building and readiness, and delivering resources at scale, will help funds streamline approaches towards climate and biodiversity goals and enhance the efficiency and impact of the resources deployed.

By Morgan Rote and Chelcie Henry-Robertson As the U.S. invests billions in deploying its hydrogen strategy with the goal of decarbonizing industry and reducing emissions, the 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit is the big ticket item on the table aiming to kick-start the emerging hydrogen economy. Unsurprisingly, everyone wants a share of this financial …

  By Anna Lorant and Guillaume Morauw The European Hydrogen Bank, a financing instrument that supports renewable hydrogen production within the EU and internationally, has just announced a €1.2 billion investment to help boost the renewable hydrogen economy, a cornerstone of the EU’s strategy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. While many are focusing on …

Results were released today for Washington’s second quarterly auction of 2024, administered last Wednesday by the Department of Ecology (Ecology). During the auction, participating entities submitted their bids for allowances. Under the Climate Commitment Act, Washington’s major emitters are required to hold one allowance for every ton of greenhouse gas that they emit, with the …