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Explainer
Clean or dirty: Is hydrogen the climate-friendly energy solution we need?
March 28, 2024Hydrogen is a leak-prone gas with a potent warming effect. For hydrogen to be an effective climate solution, we must produce it cleanly and use it wisely.More on:
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Expert Voices
How a U.S. Supreme Court case about fishing boats could reshape environmental protections
March 27, 2024 | Vickie Patton, General CounselThe U.S. Supreme Court will rule on Chevron. What is it and why could it change how federal regulations are enforced? General Counsel Vickie Patton answers important questions about this bombshell case.More on:
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Article
Why are cherry blossoms early…again?
March 27, 2024 | Ilissa Ocko, Senior Climate Scientist II, Barbra Streisand Chair of Environmental StudiesAs temperatures get hotter and hotter from climate change, the cherry blossom trees have been blooming earlier and earlier.More on:
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Press release
National conservation groups respond to Bureau of Land Management methane waste rule – support action to limit waste of taxpayer-owned oil and gas resources
March 27, 2024 | Jon Goldstein, Associate Vice President, Energy TransitionCoalition of environmental groups support national efforts to reduce methane waste on public lands.More on:
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Blog post
The road to zero: How strategic value chain partnerships can create transportation electrification opportunities
March 27, 2024 | Maaz Haider, Manager, Electric Truck TransitionPepsiCo NA and Schneider National offer a blueprint for shippers and transportation partners to reduce Scope 3 transportation emissions.More on:
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Article
Your complete guide to buying a used electric car or truck
March 26, 2024Shopping for a used electric car or truck? Here’s what to look for (and look out for) before you buy.More on:
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Press release
International Community Collaborates to Advance Shipping Industry Toward Net Zero
March 22, 2024 | Panos Spiliotis, Senior Manager, EU TransportStatement from Panos Spiliotis, EU Transport Senior Manager, Global Shipping and International Maritime Organization delegation lead at Environmental Defense FundMore on:
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Cherry blossoms: A microcosm of the global climate crisis
March 21, 2024 | Ilissa Ocko, Senior Climate Scientist II, Barbra Streisand Chair of Environmental Studies(This blog was co-authored by EDF Climate Scientist Fiona Lo) Washington D.C.’s famous cherry blossoms are once again blooming earlier than expected. In fact, this year’s peak bloom occurred two and a half weeks earlier than the average over the past 100 years, due to near-record warm temperatures in March. This ranks as the second … -
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Climate Policy News You Can Use — March 2024
March 21, 2024MethaneSAT will add new capabilities to the existing set of methane-detecting satellites and usher in a new era of transparency and accountability.More on:
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Analysis
Expert review of the science underlying nature-based climate solutions
March 21, 2024 | Brian Buma, Senior Climate ScientistStudy based on research conducted at institutions including Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Columbia University, assessed whether 43 nature-based climate-solutions (NbCS) are based on sufficiently strong scientific evidence to support solutions like high-quality carbon crediting.More on:
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Report
Shared Duty: National, International Oil Companies Bound Together by Methane Obligations
March 21, 2024 | Andrew Baxter, Senior Director, Business and Energy TransitionThis EDF paper addresses the critical nature of national oil companies (NOCs) and the IOC's non-operated joint ventures (NOJVs) and how, together, they can accelerate industry’s methane momentum.More on:
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Press release
33 Virginia Localities are Awarded $53.9 Million to Build Flood Resilience, but Future Funding is at Risk
March 21, 2024 | Emily Steinhilber, Director, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds, VirginiaEDF Statement of Emily Steinhilber, Director, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds, Virginia, Environmental Defense FundMore on:
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Blog post
2 key lessons for advancing nature-based climate solutions
March 21, 2024 | Mark Moroge, Vice President, Natural Climate SolutionsThis post is authored by Mark Moroge, Vice President of Natural Climate Solutions at Environmental Defense Fund. We know that nature-based climate solutions are among our greatest assets when it comes to tackling climate change. Conserving, restoring and improving the management of nature – alongside reductions in new fossil fuel use – can provide at …More on:
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Resolving scientific uncertainties in nature-based climate solutions: Location, location, location
March 21, 2024 | Doria Gordon, Senior Director, Lead Senior ScientistThe world needs nature-based climate solutions (NbCS). These approaches use conservation, restoration, and management of natural and agricultural systems to retain existing, and sequester additional, carbon while reducing emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. NbCS have been suggested to meet 20-30% of the world’s climate goals. Correspondingly, nature-based actions are included in the national …More on:
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Time to double down on high-confidence nature investments for climate and resilience
March 21, 2024 | Elizabeth Sturcken, Managing DirectorResearch finds that tropical and temperate forest conservation and reforestation ‘lead the pack’ in certainty of climate benefitsMore on:
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Financing Methane Abatement: An introduction to sustainable finance instruments
March 21, 2024 | Andrew Howell, Senior Director, Sustainable FinanceCreating the right financial instruments can enable cash-constrained national oil companies to pursue rapid oil and gas methane abatement.More on:
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Press release
Study Finds 4 Nature-Based Climate Solutions Have Robust Scientific Foundations. Others Need More Research Before Their Role as a Climate Solution Is Understood
March 21, 2024 | Steven Hamburg, Senior Vice President, Chief ScientistA new peer-reviewed study finds that four nature-based climate solutions have robust scientific foundations, while others need urgent additional research before their role as a climate solution is understood.More on:
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Press release
California, Quebec, Washington Take Joint Step Toward Linking Carbon Markets, Scaling up Climate Action
March 20, 2024 | Katelyn Roedner Sutter, California State DirectorEDF statement from Katelyn Roedner Sutter, California DirectorMore on:
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Press release
EPA Unveils Clean Car Standards
March 20, 2024 | Amanda Leland, Executive DirectorStatement of EDF Executive Director Amanda LelandMore on:
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Report
Financing methane abatement: Report on sustainable finance instruments
March 20, 2024EDF report offers an introduction to sustainable finance for methane abatement.More on:
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Article
EPA’s new tailpipe rules will deliver cleaner air
March 19, 2024The U.S. EPA finalized a new rule that will cut pollution from cars and light trucks, accelerating the fight against climate change.More on:
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Blog post
International, national oil & gas producers bound tightly by market pressure, new methane commitments
March 19, 2024 | Andrew Baxter, Senior Director, Business and Energy TransitionBy Andrew Baxter “Very soon nobody is going to be able to hide from methane leakage,” Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said back in 2019 . Now, the convergence of new satellites, new climate commitments and new market demands means that day is here. Some companies have been girding for it; others are lagging. Either way,More on:
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Analysis
How the U.S. Supreme Court put the nation’s wetlands at risk
March 19, 2024In 2023, a Supreme Court ruling (Sackett v EPA) quietly and significantly put our Nation’s wetlands at risk by drastically narrowing the scope of wetlands protected under the Clean Water Act. An analysis from EDF sheds light on potential impacts.More on:
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Report
An Investor Guide to the SEC Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures
March 18, 2024This investor guide from EDF provides the financial sector with an overview of the rule and its key components, summarize the implications of the rule for investors, put the rule into context with other international frameworks, and map out next steps towards implementation of the rule.More on:
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Shared Duty: National, International Oil Companies Bound Together by Methane Obligations
March 18, 2024 | Andrew Baxter, Senior Director, Business and Energy TransitionThe oil and gas industry must engage with national oil companies and non-operated joint ventures to achieve methane goals.More on: