Reports and publications
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Myth busting 101: Floridians should know the facts about electric vehicles
Type: Column/Article
Date: April 24, 2024
Despite decades of Big Oil lobbying against electric vehicles, consumers across the U.S. are embracing sustainable and affordable transportation at a compelling rate. As of June 2023, Florida had the second-highest adoption rate in the country with EVs representing more than 7% of new vehicles sold. Yet some myths and misconceptions persist, and Florida residents deserve to know the facts to make informed decisions.
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Report published by Environmental Defense Fund takes lessons learned from rising adoption of electric trucks across industries and compiles them into a guide that can help fleets explore their power resiliency needs and the back-up power solutions available to them.
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This Earth Day and beyond: Taking action for our health and climate
Type: Column/Article
Date: April 21, 2024
The process to make petrochemicals, which are found in everything from plastics to fertilizers to yoga pants, exposes nearby communities to serious health risks, like cancer and respiratory illnesses, says Tonya Calhoun of the Environmental Defense Fund, shown in front of banner on Cancer Alley in Louisiana.
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EDF Chief Scientist Steven Hamburg named AAAS Fellow for outstanding science research
Type: Column/Article
Date: April 19, 2024
AAAS has honored EDF Chief Scientist Steven Hamburg with a prestigious fellowship for his outstanding science research, especially on climate change.
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Issue Brief: The Role of Fuel Costs in Duke Energy’s North Carolina’s Retail Rates From 2017 Through March 2024
Type: Report
Date: April 18, 2024
This Issue Brief illustrates the increasing role that fuel costs, principally natural gas costs, have played in electric rate increases on residential customers in the North Carolina service territories of Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress (DEP) during recent years (2017-Q1 2024).
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Natural gas gathering pipelines: Mapping regulatory schemes and analyzing safety data
Type: Report
Date: April 15, 2024
This EDF report presents a mapping analysis that shows representations of several gas gathering pipeline systems in the United States and their federal “Class Location” categorizations. It also presents an overview of reported data on gathering pipelines, including recent safety incidents and their costs.
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Building a cleaner, more resilient energy system in Cuba: Opportunities and challenges
Type: Report
Date: April 14, 2024
Cuba is in the midst of an economic and energy crisis, but with domestic action and international support, there is opportunity for change. This report by EDF and the Columbia Sabin Center for Climate Change Law presents the current context and recommendations for improvements over the short, medium and long-term.
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Report produced by EDF provides guidelines for developing strategies, plans, measures and metrics that will ensure a fair and equitable transition towards cleaner energy sources. It also provides guidance on how to measure whether activities uphold decarbonization benefits, environmental rights and the interests of impacted stakeholders, including Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.
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Strategic roadmaps for SBTi forest, land, & agriculture targets: Prioritizing action for impact
Type: Report
Date: April 8, 2024
Report from EDF and Deloitte examines the role of key greenhouse gases, identifies primary drivers of emissions, and recommends potential abatement solutions for six primary Forest, Land, and Agriculture (FLAG commodities – beef, dairy, chicken, corn, soy, and wheat in an effort to help companies develop plans to work towards achieving the target reductions.
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From smokestacks to tailpipes: The all-out effort to cut air pollution in neighborhoods across the country
Type: Column/Article
Date: April 7, 2024
Nearly two years ago, the U.S. secured historic investments from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and CHIPS and Science Act. This clean energy plan supports all the hard work being done to strengthen technology and pollution standards to advance environmental justice and health equity at all levels. It takes everyone, individuals, our elected leaders, industry and all levers of government protections to address these challenges meaningfully.