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A World Economic Forum post on how air pollution is damaging our health, but there is often a lack of local data made available to identify solutions. A world-leading pilot project in London deployed and tested new monitoring technologies that can help to fill these data gaps.

EDF and Evolved Energy Research blueprint for aligning US Department of Energy innovation budgets and priorities with climate goals.

Written and Oral Testimony of Heather Toney Climate Justice Liaison, Environmental Defense Fund Before the US House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (April 15, 2021)

EDF worked with Evolved Energy Research (EER) to develop an analytical framework for assessing the emissions impact of potential cost and performance breakthroughs across a set of clean energy technologies.

EDF’s analysis evaluated whether Washington is on track deliver on its climate commitments.

EDF shares recommendations to align the Department of Energy’s clean energy innovation priorities with progress on urgent climate goals.

As pubs, cafes and restaurants look for heating options, it is important to choose electric heaters over gas to avoid exposing their staff and the public to air pollutants that are dangerous to health. 

President Biden unveiled a far-reaching infrastructure package to build back the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

Written testimony before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of Dr. Nathaniel Keohane, Senior Vice President, Climate, Environmental Defense Fund, March 18, 2021.

Since the U.S. is back in the Paris Agreement, all eyes are on the Biden administration to see if it will put forward a new emissions reduction commitment.

To restore American leadership in the climate crisis, the Biden administration must put forward a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

This EDF report demonstrates how a bold 50% emissions reduction is achievable through multiple policy pathways – and that charting an ambitious path on climate is essential for growing a strong, clean U.S. economy.

On January 27, President Biden signed a sweeping executive order that included a commitment to reach net-zero emissions by no later than 2050.

Full Methods from Colorado Emissions Gap Analyses (Updated)

EDF assesses the landscape of stimulus policy options and evaluated potential performance.

Comments submitted to the Environmental Quality Board in support of the draft CO2 Budget Trading Program rule.

As we embark on the road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying economic crisis, we have an opportunity to rebuild a stronger, more resilient economy, while making investments that can help address the climate crisis. In this report, EDF assesses the landscape of stimulus policy options and evaluated potential performance.

Thirty-five years ago, Peggy Shepard was arrested when her organization stopped traffic to protest pollution that was plaguing Harlem. It was one of the first initiatives to call the placing of toxic industry in minority communities what it is: environmental racism. EDF welcomes Peggy to our Degrees podcast.

This issue of the EDF China Carbon Pricing Newsletter features the China National Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), now open for business after the core pieces have been put in place.

Full Methods from 2021 Colorado Emissions Gap Analyses, taken from the Polis administration (in the 2019 Colorado GHG Emissions Inventory and the "Roadmap"), Resources for the Future, M.J. Bradley & Associates, and NRDC, Sierra Club, Evolved Energy Research, and GridLab.

Request for rulemaking on amendments to Regulation 22 to add Colorado Greenhouse Gas Program

Requested amendments to Regulation 22 to add Colorado Greenhouse Gas Program

Request for rulemaking on amendments to regulation 22 to add Colorado Greenhouse Gas Program.

Request for Rulemaking on Amendments to Regulation 22 to Add Colorado Greenhouse Gas Program

EDF and ENGIE Impact developed recommendations with influential stakeholders to maximize the benefits of voluntary market efforts towards climate goals.