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By Erin Murphy and Elgie Holstein The Biden administration recently directed gas pipeline companies to explain how they will minimize emissions of methane, which is both a potent greenhouse pollutant and the primary component of natural gas. This is the first step in implementing the PIPES Act of 2020, which Congress passed last year detailing …

There's an often overlooked, invisible source of climate pollution lurking in the supply chain: methane. The post To meet sustainability goals, food companies need to slash methane first appeared on Growing Returns.

At least 25% of today’s global warming is driven by methane from human actions. Here's how we can strive to cut methane emissions.

Statement of Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund

Today Congress voted to reinstate Obama-era rules that reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas industry. Here's all you need to know.

Today EDF experts testified as EPA holds listening sessions on advancing new methane protections for new and existing oil and gas facilities.

New report finds the methane mitigation industry has expanded in recent years and is poised for larger growth with the implementation of new state and federal methane reduction policies.

By Dan Grossman and Ben Hmiel Newly released research is shedding more light on the largest sources of methane emissions in the nation’s largest oilfield. Methane is an extremely potent greenhouse gas and has a huge impact on the current rate of global warming. The oil and gas industry is one of the biggest emitters.

By Megan Kelly and Jon Goldstein Policy action at both the tribal and federal levels this spring is creating promising momentum for cutting down on methane pollution on the Navajo Nation and across the Colorado Plateau, a step in the right direction for tackling climate change. Reducing methane waste would also improve public health and …

EDF Statement from Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President for Political Affairs

ExxonMobil faces an investor vote to replace up to four board members who could help accelerate a much-needed transition toward a clean energy future.

A troubling story recently emerged about a group of gas utilities whose mission is to fight electrification. While the leaked materials alone don’t explain the full extent of the group’s efforts, it was unsettling to see baseless, fear-driven tactics such as “take advantage of power outage fear,” to make people wary of electrification. Instead of …

JPMorgan’s 2030 climate targets for oil and gas, electric power and transportation begin a new chapter for Wall Street’s net zero climate pledges.

By Adam Peltz, Senior Attorney, Energy After over 150 years of boom and bust oil and gas development, there are over a million inactive, unplugged oil and gas wells across the country. A new study published in the journal Elementa describes how, when not properly plugged, these wells can contaminate groundwater and emit methane as …

EDF Statement from Jon Goldstein, Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, Energy

Methane mitigation is essential for addressing climate change, but the value of rapidly implementing available mitigation measures is not well understood. In this paper, EDF scientists and partners analyze the climate benefits of fast action to reduce methane emissions as compared to slower and delayed mitigation timelines. We find that the scale up and deployment of greatly underutilized but available mitigation measures will have significant near-term temperature benefits beyond that from slow or delayed action.

Updated EDF analysis reveals magnitude of methane emissions, waste on Navajo Nation

Statement of Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund

New analysis from EDF highlights the benefit of swift action on a potent greenhouse gas and underscores dangers if solutions are slow or delayed.

Statement from Jon Goldstein, Director of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, Energy

Policymakers around the world increasingly recognize that along with carbon dioxide, cutting emissions of methane is critical for reaching the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement. Methane is a key element in the reinvigorated U.S. climate strategy and — for the first time — discussed in China’s latest five-year plan. Now the EU has a …

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials recently welcomed its 100th member, a milestone that reflects banks’ growing focus on measuring financed emissions. But while robust carbon accounting is necessary for the long term, it is no substitute for action now. To pick up the pace of Paris alignment, banks must begin targeting financed emissions in …

By Rosalie Winn and Raisa Orleans EDF Legal Fellow Edwin LaMair contributed to this post. Lawmakers last week introduced joint resolutions under the Congressional Review Act to restore widely-supported methane pollution protections and allow the Environmental Protection Agency to move forward swiftly with ambitious next-generation standards for new and existing oil and gas facilities. The …

Joint resolution will restore pollution protections and set the stage for sensible new standards that all sides agree are needed.

EDF Statement from Jon Goldstein, Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, Energy