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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

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp

Featuring a foreword from Microsoft, EDF research offers new solutions and approaches to advance and leverage high-integrity SAF

About 35% of America's food supply goes to waste. If all of that food was grown in one place, the farm would cover three-quarters of California. 

The Inflation Reduction Act would see $135b ploughed into renewable energy credits. It could help remake energy production in the U.S,

About 35% of America's food supply goes to waste. If all of that food was grown in one place, the farm would cover three-quarters of California.

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp – August 16, 2022

EDF launches ad urging North Carolina leaders to accelerate the state’s transition to electric trucks and buses

New legislation shows that the U.S. is serious about reducing climate risks and expanding opportunities in rural communities. The post To address climate change, U.S. makes historic investment in rural America first appeared on Growing Returns.

House Passes Historic Climate Bill that “Will Reshape the Decades Ahead”

The $369 billion package of clean energy investments will lower energy costs for families and businesses and create more than 9 million jobs over the next decade.

With its $369 billion in climate and clean energy investments, the Inflation Reduction Act is the largest, most ambitious climate legislation Congress has ever passed.

“Welcome News” – Engine Manufacturers Drop Lawsuit Over California Freight Truck Pollution Standards

By Neaaz Mozumder, Investment Stewardship Analyst, LGIM America and Andrew Howell, Director of Investor Influence, Environmental Defense Fund A year ago, LGIM America (LGIMA) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced a partnership to help “turbocharge investor leadership on climate change” and reduce emissions across high-emitting industries. Our shared plan focused on encouraging business leaders to …

Congestion Pricing Environmental Assessment Lists Major Benefits of New Program

A new EDF study published in the journal Atmospheric Environment finds that long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution is associated with higher health care costs for older adults.

Exploring research findings of interviews and surveys with companies navigating internal and external obstacles on their path to net zero.

Once thought of as the ultimate carbon sink, peat bogs in warming, drying regions risk unleashing carbon into the atmosphere.

This post was authored by EDF policy experts. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin on July 27 announced the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 — an agreement that will improve Americans’ lives by fighting inflation, lowering healthcare costs, and making significant down payments on energy security and climate progress. If passed by …

This post was co-authored by Natalie Hurd, Western states climate policy intern at EDF. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to constrain EPA’s ability to limit climate pollution from existing power plants took away a critical tool to fight climate change at the federal level, making state-level action more important than ever. On the West Coast …

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the coal industry and its allies to curtail the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to tackle climate pollution from existing fossil fuel power plants. This setback makes action in Michigan and in states across the country – where governors and regulators have powerful tools to …

Environmental Advocates Ask to Intervene in Legal Challenge to Fuel Economy Standards