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President Biden convened 40 world leaders in a bid to ramp up new commitments to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Here's what needs to happen next.

EDF Statement from Nathaniel Keohane, Senior Vice President for Climate

EDF Statement from Katelyn Roedner Sutter, Senior Manager for U.S. Climate

Tomorrow is Earth Day, and it is a pivotal one for global climate action. On Thursday and Friday, President Joe Biden will host a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, fulfilling a pledge he made on the campaign trail. The ultimate measure of the Summit’s success will only become clear later this year, at the COP26 …

Three governments and nine leading companies announced a coalition to mobilize $1 billion for forest protection and sustainable development.

Biden administration announced a Nationally Determined Contribution to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% by 2030 under the Paris Agreement.

This year, we celebrate Earth Day during a pivotal week for global climate action. As President Biden hosts a virtual summit of leaders this week, here’s what we’re looking for.

Statement from Katelyn Roedner Sutter, Senior Manager for U.S. Climate, Environmental Defense Fund

The Growing Climate Solutions Act is the first major piece of bipartisan legislation to help ensure farmers, ranchers and foresters benefit from reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience.

The Biden administration is stepping up on climate and equity issues. Here are 3 climate change solutions we need to see on the road to COP26.

President Biden has pledged to deliver the largest ever federal investment in clean energy innovation — $400 billion over 10 years.

This post was co-authored by Steve Capanna, Director for U.S. Climate Policy and Analysis In a new policy blueprint, EDF offers recommendations for how the Department of Energy can align its innovation budget with the climate challenge across its technology programs. President Biden has pledged to deliver the largest ever federal investment in clean energy …

Editor’s note: This post was last updated April 21st, 2021. Washington has an opportunity in the Climate Commitment Act to adopt transformative climate policy. It would enable the state to slash greenhouse gas emissions at the pace and scale necessary to fight the climate crisis, help address the disproportionate and historic pollution burden in many …

This blog was co-authored with Danielle Arostegui, Senior Analyst, U.S. Climate. This week, President Biden unveiled a far-reaching infrastructure package to build back the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, while protecting existing and future generations from the most severe consequences of climate change and addressing historic inequities in access to clean air …

This post originally appeared on the EDF Global Clean Air Blog. Ananya Roy, Senior Health Scientist, and Maria Harris, Environmental Epidemiologist  The last several months have seen a wave of momentum in policies seeking toward advance environmental justice and equity through better data collection and mapping. In his first week in office, President Biden signed …

A World Economic Forum post on how air pollution is damaging our health, but there is often a lack of local data made available to identify solutions. A world-leading pilot project in London deployed and tested new monitoring technologies that can help to fill these data gaps.

Recommendations from EDF and partners include quadrupling funding for clean energy innovation and prioritizing technologies with the greatest climate benefit.

EDF and Evolved Energy Research blueprint for aligning US Department of Energy innovation budgets and priorities with climate goals.

Written and Oral Testimony of Heather Toney Climate Justice Liaison, Environmental Defense Fund Before the US House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (April 15, 2021)

EDF worked with Evolved Energy Research (EER) to develop an analytical framework for assessing the emissions impact of potential cost and performance breakthroughs across a set of clean energy technologies.

EDF’s analysis evaluated whether Washington is on track deliver on its climate commitments.

EDF shares recommendations to align the Department of Energy’s clean energy innovation priorities with progress on urgent climate goals.

As pubs, cafes and restaurants look for heating options, it is important to choose electric heaters over gas to avoid exposing their staff and the public to air pollutants that are dangerous to health. 

EDF Statement by Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President for Political Affairs

The Washington Senate took a major step toward reducing harmful climate and air pollution by passing the Climate Commitment Act. Learn more about it here.