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Eight major environmental and Indigenous Peoples organizations, including EDF, provide principles for companies to follow when investing in tropical forest carbon credits to fight climate change.

Eight major environmental and Indigenous Peoples organizations today released the Tropical Forest Credit Integrity (TFCI) Guide, principles for companies to follow when investing in tropical forest carbon credits to fight climate change.

The voluntary carbon market is booming. But do companies know what to look out for? A new guide from leading environmental NGOs including EDF aims to help businesses check if a carbon offset is actually saving rainforests.

Chemicals banned from children's toys are still found in food. The FDA must take action now, say environment and health organizations.

Food packaging shouldn’t be a human health hazard, an environmental pollutant or a business risk. But today, it is.   Common food packaging containers, like chip bags, drink bottles and takeout boxes, contain several toxic chemicals that leach out into the food and wind up in our bodies or the environment. It’s time the food industry …

As demand soars for new electric cars, the business of converting gas-powered vehicles is quietly picking up speed.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a leading international nonprofit organization, announced today it has signed a new agreement with Seoul National University Graduate School of Environmental Studies (SNU GSES) to study where and how much methane escapes from the nation’s gas delivery system in Seoul.

As demand soars for new electric cars, the business of converting gas-powered vehicles is quietly picking up speed.

Korean language brochure for World Gas Conference 2022

Japanese language brochure for World Gas Conference 2022

English language brochure for World Gas Conference 2022

EDF, Allies Ask to Join Lawsuit in Defense of EPA’s Reinstatement of State Clean Car Authority

By Dan Grossman and Maureen Lackner Getting a comprehensive and accurate picture of the extent of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry is hard. Our scientists have spent much of the last decade detailing deficiencies and inaccuracies in the way companies — and even regulators — estimate emissions, which result in dangerous understatements …

The New York Public Service Commission is taking decisive action to orient the state’s utilities towards a clean energy future, consistent with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. In two new orders, the commission established a collaborative long-term planning process for gas utilities, put in place a framework for greenhouse gas emissions reporting for …

Traditional burials exact a heavy toll on the environment, but in the United States a growing number of people are opting for a last resting place that harmonizes with, and even benefits, nature.  

In many respects NextEra Energy is a national leader on climate. The company – which is the largest electric utility in the US with generation, transmission and storage assets from coast to coast – owns a market-leading 20 gigawatts of wind and solar power generation and works with a range of stakeholders including state and …

EDF Urges EPA to “Substantially Strengthen” Proposed Emissions Standards for New Commercial Trucks and Buses

Traditional burials exact a heavy toll on the environment, but in the United States a growing number of people are opting for a last resting place that harmonizes with, and even benefits, nature.

Maritime shipping is a cornerstone of global supply chains and a major source of GHG emissions. The industry can move faster toward zero-carbon fuels.

Pennsylvania is set to become the first major fossil fuel state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a group of soon-to-be 12 northeastern states committed to slashing climate pollution. The move is a major win for both climate and clean air advocates.

Pennsylvania is set to become the first major fossil fuel state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a group of soon-to-be 12 northeastern states committed to slashing climate pollution. The move is a major win for both climate and clean air advocates.

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

The host of EDF's Degrees podcast, Yesh Pavlik Slenk, talks about the climate anxiety that millions of us are feeling and how to deal with it.

Jason Mathers, EDF’s electric vehicle expert, shares what’s happening now and what to expect in the next decade and beyond.

Companies are designing strategies that will drive immediate and meaningful progress on their climate and net zero commitments. The pressure points – from investors, employees and customers – on companies to take accountability for their climate impacts is mounting, putting business leaders under pressure to find immediate ways to slash their emissions.   Many are turning …