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For companies that own and operate medium and heavy duty trucks, the path to fleet electrification provides a high impact opportunity to intrinsically reshape the environmental impact of their operations.

By Lauren Navarro and Tom Cackette The Advanced Clean Fleets rule is a purchase requirement for medium and heavy-duty fleets to adopt an increasing percentage of zero-emission trucks. It will complement the previously adopted Advanced Clean Trucks regulation requiring manufacturers to sell ZEV trucks. Together the two regulations are the most important means of achieving …

Environmental Defense Fund today released the Fleet Electrification Solutions Center, a free online resource that cuts through the complexity of truck electrification to connect fleet professionals with the solutions they need, all in one easy-to-navigate clearinghouse.

A new study out today in the journal Science finds that climate-warming methane emissions from flaring, the practice of burning off gas rather than capturing it for productive use, are five times higher than government estimates — primarily due to unlit and malfunctioning flares. Researchers conclude that flares are combusting at a 91% efficiency rate,

EDF, Sierra Club Plan to Sue the Environmental Protection Agency to Protect People from Pollution Discharged by New Gas-Burning Power Plants

Worldwide Electric Vehicle Investments Will Grow to More Than $626 Billion By 2030 – New Report

This blog was co-authored with William Barber III, Founder and CEO at Rural Beacon Initiative. With the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act elevating the importance of state implementation of climate action, North Carolina is well-positioned to make critical progress to reduce climate-warming pollution from the electric power sector. Last year, the state took …

This blog was authored by Alice Alpert, Senior Climate Scientist at EDF. Meaningful methane emission reductions are not only possible—such efforts can potentially have a massive impact on warming. Readily available methods to reduce methane can deliver a whopping 0.25°C of avoided temperature rise by 2050. This year the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Farms, ranches and forests can get the U.S. 17% of the way toward the national goal to cut emissions in half by 2030.

GM and EDF Announce Recommended Principles on EPA Emissions Standards for Model Year 2027 and Beyond

Businesses have a unique opportunity to drive innovation to reduce enteric methane, according to a new EDF report. Companies with beef and dairy in their supply chains can play a critical role in reducing global enteric emissions by creating incentives and by investing in technologies that are tailored to the needs and concerns of farmers and ranchers.

USDA awarded $2.8 billion for pilot projects that develop and expand markets for crops and livestock farmed in ways that reduce emissions or sequester carbon.

Methane is the climate opportunity companies and policymakers can’t afford to miss. In fact, reducing methane emissions is critical to slowing global warming in the near term and meeting net zero climate goals. As companies and policymakers look to drive new opportunities to reduce agricultural methane emissions, understanding where producers are today and how to …

This post was co-authored by Natalie Hurd, Western states climate policy intern at EDF. Washington state is on the cusp of finalizing the rules to launch its ambitious new climate policy. This comes at an important moment of opportunity for states to lean into their climate commitments and increase their ambition. The passage of the …

EDF has developed a new calculator that converts abstract greenhouse gas emission numbers into equivalent activities from our daily lives to make the data more meaningful.

This post was co-authored by Caroline Jones, Analyst for U.S. Climate The heat is on in Sacramento. With less than a week left in the California State Legislature’s session (which ends on August 31), a set of potentially game-changing climate policies are on the table. Earlier this month, Governor Newsom released a series of proposals …

Before we go all-in on deploying hydrogen, it’s essential we understand – and prepare for – its potential risks. As hydrogen hub proposals come together, EDF gives nine initial recommendations for federal and state policymakers and hydrogen hub developers to follow.

After eight years of research and analysis, EDF published the High-Integrity Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Handbook, a resource that provides clear guidance and insight on some of the thorniest obstacles that stand in the way of decarbonizing the way we fly.

Natural gas buyers have strong influence over supply chains, but have yet to expand contract terms to include emissions intensity. Investors can influence the market toward lower-emissions gas.

President Biden will make an appearance at the iconic Detroit Auto Show this week, where he’s sure to tout the historic jolt the Inflation Reduction Act will provide the electric car market. But the incentives of the IRA will reach beyond the Teslas, Mustang Mach-Es and Ford F-150 Lightnings that will get a significant boost …

Collaboration aims to strengthen regional cooperation to lower air pollution levels in the region, bringing them closer to World Health Organization’s newly updated Air Quality Guidelines

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes $369 billion in funding to tackle climate change. Now the law needs to deliver results on the ground. Environmentalists are rolling up their sleeves to make sure it's done right.

This blog was coauthored by Maureen Lackner, Huong Nguyen and Aaron Wolfe. New EDF Economics Discussion Paper describes the instrument options available to policy makers in both oil and gas producing as well as importing countries. Policy makers around the world are increasingly recognizing the need to drastically reduce methane emissions in parallel with carbon …

California legislators just passed a strong climate package that will drive meaningful progress towards achieving carbon neutrality, responsibly deploying carbon capture technologies and solidifying community protections against pollution.

California Approves Clean Cars Standards, Speeds Toward a Future Free from Tailpipe Pollution