Reports and publications
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Preventing and mitigating hydrogen emissions from infrastructure
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: August 8, 2023
Maximizing hydrogen’s decarbonization benefits requires minimizing hydrogen emissions throughout the value chain. Hydrogen is a leak-prone gas that can indirectly warm the climate. While preventing and mitigating hydrogen emissions involves identifying/quantifying emissions from infrastructure, there are actions that can be taken now to help reduce future emissions.
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With the help of new hydrogen measurement technology and experts in making trace gas measurements, EDF is launching the Hydrogen Emissions Measurement Study.
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Hydrogen is a tiny, leak-prone molecule that can indirectly warm the climate. Thus, hydrogen emissions from its value chain could considerably undermine the anticipated climate benefits of a hydrogen economy. This EDF review paper synthesizes studies to provide an overview of the available knowledge on hydrogen emissions across value chains.
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For a Clean, Safe Ride to School, Electric Buses Get Straight A’s. Propane? Needs Improvement
Type: Column/Article
Date: July 26, 2023
School districts around the country are considering a switch to buses that use less fuel, cost less, and, most importantly, provide safe and healthy trips to and from school. Only one option wins on each of these critical criteria: electric.
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An audit on the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule is bad for California and bad for the country
Type: Column/Article
Date: June 29, 2023
Last month, the California Air Resources Board unanimously voted to adopt the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule, which sets purchase requirements for private and government fleets to increasingly transition to zero-emission trucks, and sets a 100% sales requirement for manufacturers in 2036.
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An audit on the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule is bad for California and bad for the country
Type: Column/Article
Date: June 29, 2023
Last month, the California Air Resources Board unanimously voted to adopt the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule, which sets purchase requirements for private and government fleets to increasingly transition to zero-emission trucks, and sets a 100% sales requirement for manufacturers in 2036.
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What policy instrument options are available to address methane emissions from the oil and gas sector?
Type: Column/Article
Date: June 5, 2023
New EDF Economics Discussion Paper describes the instrument options available to policy makers in both oil and gas producing as well as importing countries.
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The 2023 farm bill is a historic opportunity for Congress to build on bipartisan efforts to help U.S. agriculture become more competitive, more resilient, and a global leader in conservation and climate solutions.
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Carbon removal now ‘unavoidable’ part of fighting climate change, UN says
Type: Column/Article
Date: May 8, 2023
Emissions cuts alone won’t limit global warming to 1.5°C, IPCC report warns. But can carbon removal from land use and technology scale up in time?
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How The Inflation Reduction Act Will Spur a New Climate Tech Ecosystem
Type: Column/Article
Date: May 8, 2023
On the surface, the Inflation Reduction Act that President Biden signed into law on Tuesday may sound like a massive government spending program. Indeed, it promises to put nearly $370 billion in federal funding behind the energy transition.