Reports and publications
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Study commissioned by EDF lays out a comprehensive vision to unlock the potential of intermodal freight, suggesting how successfully integrating class I and short line rail into an updated intermodal ecosystem could usher in transformative gains for the industry, while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the freight sector.
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Assessment of methane abatement potential for Australia's energy sector, by Rystad Energy, commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund
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Senate Bill 28 and House Bill 107 would create a punitive flat annual license tax for EV owners of $200.
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Responding to Climate Disasters: A Disaster Recovery Guidebook for US Artisans & Maker-Entrepreneurs
Type: Link
Date: October 12, 2023
EDF, in partnership with Nest and with support from Etsy, developed this comprehensive guide to the post-disaster resources available to small business owners and the next steps to accessing them.
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Fossil fuel producers in Utah are wasting energy resources in the form of methane. In doing so, they’re harming the climate, public health, and the economy.
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Website from EDF and Blacks in Green helps people around the country get involved in decisions about energy for their communities.
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Electric school buses: Good for the environment and the bottom line
Type: Fact Sheet
Date: October 6, 2023
This informational sheet compares the total cost of ownership among diesel, compressed natural gas, propane and electric school buses. TCO sums all costs of a vehicle over its lifetime, including purchase price, fueling infrastructure, lifetime fuel & maintenance costs.
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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.
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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.
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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.