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While the price tag for acting on climate change is hefty, inaction is demonstrably more expensive.

  Florida is overwhelmingly dependent on natural gas imported from out of state to generate 75% of its power for customers like homes and businesses. Unfortunately, a loophole in fuel cost recovery policy creates financial incentives for outsized natural gas dependence, funded by Florida families and businesses through rates and Florida lacks a comprehensive process …

This blog post was authored by Lauren Beatty, High Meadows Postdoctoral Economics Fellow and Aaron Wolfe, Senior Economics and Policy Analyst. Methane pollution caused by oil and gas production in the U.S. is a major contributor to climate change and releases health-harming pollution into nearby communities. New EPA rules are projected to slash methane emissions from …

Authored by Juan Pablo Hoffmaister, Associate Vice President for Global Engagement at Environmental Defense Fund  The international climate community is convening in Bonn, Germany, for the 60th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UNFCCC this June—and they will set the tone for the next year of global climate engagement. The sessions in Bonn are …

This blog was co-authored by Sara Olsen, Project Manager, California Political Affairs Results of the latest Western Climate Initiative auction were released today, showing continued demand for allowances and confidence in the long-term stability of this landmark program. This auction is expected to generate roughly $1.1 billion for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), which …

UK TFMR Secretariat has an opportunity to develop strong market standards to channel private finance towards real world decarbonisation.

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest climate law the U.S. has ever passed, families are saving thousands on their taxes for going green.

EDF fact sheet summarizing approaches for financing nature-based solutions for the specific SOE (slow onset event) of biodiversity loss.

While it may be convenient to place slow onset events like biodiversity loss on the backburner, financing climate solutions now is a more cost-effective approach in the long run. By embracing creative financial mechanisms and harnessing the power of nature-based approaches, we can pave the way for a more resilient tomorrow. 

Increases in gas fuel costs account for 67% of residential retail rate increases since 2017 in parts of Duke Energy’s North Carolina territory — 46% in others.

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).

Addressing our planet’s climate crisis requires commitment, cooperation, and urgency – all underpinned by finance. But our international financial systems were not designed for a challenge of this scale, and we are falling behind in meeting the needs of developing countries in combatting climate change. 

As farmers in the EU protest, climate change impacts are already making food production harder. The post EU must act to protect farms and food production from climate risk first appeared on Growing Returns.

With the tax deadline fast approaching in the U.S., here are some environmentally friendly purchases that could get you a tax credit.

The Agriculture Finance Sustainability Coalition, a new partnership between agriculture, environmental groups and financial institutions, supported a significant awardee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's $14-billion National Clean Investment Fund. Climate United secured $6.97 billion, which it will use to mobilize financing and private capital and accelerate market activity to combat the climate crisis.

This blog was co-authored by Maureen Lackner (Senior Manager of Economics and Policy Analysis, Environmental Defense Fund) and Lauren Beatty (High Meadows Postdoctoral Economics Fellow, Environmental Defense Fund). Climate change is a pressing issue, partly fueled by methane: a greenhouse gas responsible for about 30% of today’s global warming. Reducing methane emissions will slow down …

Shopping for a used electric car or truck? Here’s what to look for (and look out for) before you buy.

This EDF paper addresses the critical nature of national oil companies (NOCs) and the IOC's non-operated joint ventures (NOJVs) and how, together, they can accelerate industry’s methane momentum.

Research finds that tropical and temperate forest conservation and reforestation ‘lead the pack’ in certainty of climate benefits

Creating the right financial instruments can enable cash-constrained national oil companies to pursue rapid oil and gas methane abatement.

EDF report offers an introduction to sustainable finance for methane abatement.

This investor guide from EDF provides the financial sector with an overview of the rule and its key components, summarize the implications of the rule for investors, put the rule into context with other international frameworks, and map out next steps towards implementation of the rule.

The oil and gas industry must engage with national oil companies and non-operated joint ventures to achieve methane goals.

A new SEC climate-related disclosure rule will help investors assess financial risk and strengthen the health and stability of the US financial system.

EDF analysis shows actual 2023 EV sales outperformed over 85% of expert forecasts from 2019 to 2022.