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Freight transport in Europe accounts for only 2% of vehicles on the road but is responsible for 22% of all road transport climate pollution in the EU. With e-commerce on the rise, construction booming, waste generation increasing and grocery delivery expanding, the need for urban freight plans and policies is growing.

Statement from Pedro Piris-Cabezas, Senior Director, Global Transportation and Lead Senior Economist at Environmental Defense Fund

NOTE: This blog was originally published on our Deep Dives blog on April 13, 2023. It predates the recent reorganization efforts at FDA. What Happened? FDA estimates that, each year, food companies designate 82 new food chemicals as “GRAS” (Generally Recognized as Safe) for use in food. On average, FDA reviews only 64 of those …

Many environmentalists are understandably skeptical about a climate gathering that will be led by the chief executive of the United Arab Emirates’ national oil company. But the meeting, which begins Nov. 30 in Dubai, could have a positive outcome if the oil and gas industry makes a verifiable commitment to cut methane pollution.

Amidst all the positive momentum behind reducing global oil and gas methane emissions lies a critical challenge: If we’re going to reduce global methane emissions, we need accurate and trustworthy numbers to define the scope of the problem, assess company and country performance and track emissions over time and against reduction goals. Because you can’t …

In early December, the EDF climate-smart agriculture team will join hundreds of farmers, food and agriculture companies, university experts and other conservation organizations at the 2023 Sustainable Agriculture Summit, “Scaling Collective Impact: Collaborating to Accelerate Agricultural Sustainability.” This conference is one of the largest annual gatherings of people working to improve sustainability in U.S. agriculture,

For better conversations about climate change, focus on why you care rather than citing statistics.  

Here at Environmental Defense Fund, a key part of our strategy includes working with businesses to create game-changing solutions for business and the planet. Now, we’re working with the dairy sector to drastically reduce supply chain emissions, with a particular focus on methane, an especially potent greenhouse gas.

Engaging oil and gas clients on methane provides banks with a credible, near-term, and cost-effective path to making headway on financed emissions. In this EDF report, we argue that oil and gas methane emissions are significantly under-reported and thus pose a material climate transition risk to banks financing oil and gas.

Learn more about EDF's soil carbon protocol comparison matrix.

EDF guide to help companies incorporate circular solutions. The circular economy framework and associated value lever map can be used to identify, prioritize, and implement specific concepts that meet business, environmental, and social goals.

Transport remains the single largest source of harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx) pollution in the European Union, with heavy duty vehicles contributing 40% of emissions from on-road transport.

This blog was authored by Pedro Martins Barata, AVP for Carbon Markets and Private Sector Decarbonization at the Environmental Defense Fund. Since the Glasgow COP two years ago, there have been growing expectations to transform the market-based cooperation approaches outlined in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement into practical, effective actions for reducing global emissions.

The approximately 1 billion people who rely on seafood need the world's fishers to adapt to our changing climate.

Love Thanksgiving, hate leftovers? Try these tasty Thanksgiving leftover recipes to repurpose your feast. You’ll save money, reduce food waste, and reduce climate pollution, too. 

Since the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) began well over a decade ago, this group of Eastern states has successfully slashed climate pollution from power plants in half, generated substantial health benefits and raised $3 billion in proceeds that have been invested back into states. Now this program, which puts a declining cap on power …

Electric vehicles are a practical and affordable car option for everyone! This is where the future of driving is headed, so let’s dive into the facts so we can all be better informed with our car options.

Passing a regulatory requirement for a seller or landlords to disclose a property’s flood risks or past flood damages (i.e., a “flood disclosure” law) would encourage Floridians to make fiscally informed decisions about flood risk before renting or buying.

Financed emissions reporting by the six biggest US banks doesn’t show if they’re improving. Focusing on methane can yield results.

As the United Nations climate change conference, COP28, approaches, Environmental Defense Fund's Amanda Leland lays out her three point plan for global climate action

There is disagreement about the potential for regenerative management practices to sequester sufficient soil organic carbon (SOC) to help mitigate climate change. Measuring change in SOC stocks following practice adoption at the grain of farm fields, within the extent of regional agriculture, could help resolve this disagreement

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.

 We only have until December 15, 2023, to show EPA we support a full and rapid ban of all uses of TCE. Take Action: Tell EPA–Ban TCE Now What Happened? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently taken a significant step in safeguarding public health by proposing new regulations under our nation’s primary chemicals …

EDF Statement from Pamela MacDougall, Director, Grid Modernization Strategy