Reports and publications
-
Policy options for addressing methane emissions from the coal sector
Type: Report
Date: October 5, 2023
This paper analyses three groups of policies leading to the decrease in methane emissions in the coal sector: 1) policies stimulating reduction in coal supply/demand, 2) policies stimulating the reduction in methane emissions, and 3) enabling polices and regulatory frameworks.
-
Pulling in 184 sets of data to rank more than 70,000 U.S. Census tracts, the U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index helps you see which communities face the greatest challenges from the impacts of a changing climate.
-
Oil and gas producers: This is their big moment for climate action
Type: Column/Article
Date: September 29, 2023
We can’t meet the climate crisis without engaging with everyone in a position to help us cut pollution. The oil and gas industry is no exception.
-
EDF Comments on EPA's Proposed Updates to New Chemicals Regulations Under TSCA
Type: Report
Date: September 20, 2023
EDF describes in detail in these comments why and how, instead of finalizing such problematic proposals, EPA can and should take this opportunity to rebuild a new chemicals program that truly serves the public’s interests even in the face of possible future efforts to do otherwise.
-
Environmental Defense Fund's climate action hub helps businesses fast track and scale climate progress, reach their sustainability goals and galvanize net zero leadership across supply chains.
-
Whitepaper prepared for Environmental Defense Fund by partner organization Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) identifies cost-effective pathways for improving affordability for residents of Florida and outlines key opportunities to advance residential energy efficiency.
-
An examination of the overlap between water challenges and low-income, communities of color in the Texas Hill Country. The study was commissioned by the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network, of which EDF is a core partner.
-
Comments of Environmental and Community Organizations on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s Proposed Rule, Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair
-
EDF’s analysis indicates that methane emissions from gas pipeline leaks are significantly higher than current estimates by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory. This report details policy recommendations to reduce leakage from pipelines and EDF's methodology for estimating methane emissions from pipeline infrastructure.
-
Higher temperatures in socially vulnerable US communities increasingly limit safe use of electric fans for cooling
Type: Column/Article
Date: August 10, 2023
This study from EDF scientists and partners uses hourly weather reanalysis data (1950–2021) to examine the temporal and spatial evolution of ambient climate conditions in the continental United States considered safe for fan use, focusing on high social vulnerability index regions. Authors find that some regions experience hundreds to thousands of hours per year that are too hot for safe fan use.