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One of the Inflation Reduction Act’s key provisions is a powerful tax credit to spark the development and adoption of clean, low-carbon aviation fuels. Climate pollution from aircraft is often overlooked, but if aviation were a country, it would be among the top 10 greenhouse gas emitters. The Biden administration is about to make a …

EDF’s analysis indicates that methane emissions from gas pipeline leaks are significantly higher than current estimates by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory. This report details policy recommendations to reduce leakage from pipelines and EDF's methodology for estimating methane emissions from pipeline infrastructure. 

By Sofia Esquivel Elizondo Enthusiasm for hydrogen as a climate-friendly fuel of the future is everywhere. Hundreds of hydrogen energy projects worth more than $500 billion have been announced, and The International Energy Agency says hydrogen demand could increase sixfold by 2050. Scientists, though, are confident that this leak-prone gas can warm the climate when …

This report from EDF and WSP finds that the U.S. market for electric vehicle and battery manufacturing, which was turbocharged by passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) one year ago, has continued to race ahead and is not expected to slow down any time soon.

Environmental Defense Fund commended the Biden administration for a new proposal that will shorten and streamline the process for expanding the U.S. power grid.

This study from EDF scientists and partners uses hourly weather reanalysis data (1950–2021) to examine the temporal and spatial evolution of ambient climate conditions in the continental United States considered safe for fan use, focusing on high social vulnerability index regions. Authors find that some regions experience hundreds to thousands of hours per year that are too hot for safe fan use.

Research co-authored by EDF uses hourly weather reanalysis data to examine the evolution of ambient climate conditions in the continental United States, focusing on high social vulnerability index (SVI) regions. Study finds that there are regions that experience hundreds to thousands of hours per year that are too hot for safe fan use.

Maximizing hydrogen’s decarbonization benefits requires minimizing hydrogen emissions throughout the value chain. Hydrogen is a leak-prone gas that can indirectly warm the climate. While preventing and mitigating hydrogen emissions involves identifying/quantifying emissions from infrastructure, there are actions that can be taken now to help reduce future emissions.

With the help of new hydrogen measurement technology and experts in making trace gas measurements, EDF is launching the Hydrogen Emissions Measurement Study.

Study co-authored by EDF characterizes human engagement in California's marine protected areas (MPA) network and identifies traits associated with higher human engagement.

Federal regulators should preserve rigorous environmental standards to reduce pollution and avoid wasting taxpayer money, explains EDF President Fred Krupp in The Wall Street Journal.

Hydrogen is a tiny, leak-prone molecule that can indirectly warm the climate. Thus, hydrogen emissions from its value chain could considerably undermine the anticipated climate benefits of a hydrogen economy. This EDF review paper synthesizes studies to provide an overview of the available knowledge on hydrogen emissions across value chains.

Report from EDF and La Isla Network details what is needed to protect farm labor from dangerous heat.

Carbon capture technologies remove vast amounts of CO2 from the air and have a vital role to play in protecting us from catastrophic climate change.

Heavy-duty standards case resources for glider trucks.

This post was written by EDF’s Ellen Robo One year ago this month, the Inflation Reduction Act put the pedal to the metal for investments in electric vehicle manufacturing – and it shows no sign of letting up. In fact, U.S. EV investments are still growing at a breakneck pace. In March, EDF and WSP …

Statement of Ted Kelly, EDF Senior Attorney, Energy Markets and Regulation

Report from EDF and La Isla Network details what is needed to protect farm labor from dangerous heat

By building climate resilient fisheries, people and ecosystems can be better sustained even as temperatures rise. 

Study commissioned by EDF shows that fossil fuel producers in Texas are wasting energy resources in the form of methane. In doing so, they’re harming the climate, public health, and the economy.

In 2021, EDF, the University of Minnesota and other partners began a collaborative effort to gather farm-level financial data on cover crops. The project is gathering detailed financial data on cover crops between 2022-2024 from corn, soybean, and other row crop farms across Minnesota. The data and insights from this project may also provide value to federal and local cost-share programs, agricultural lending solutions, and other climate-smart initiatives.

EDF scientists and co-authors engaged experts in a system mapping exercise to support decision-making in the context of the high levels of uncertainty associated with seaweed blue carbon.

The Inflation Reduction Act made historic investments in rural and agricultural climate solutions, including providing $300 million to improve measurement, reporting and verification of the climate benefits of farm bill conservation programs. This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture shared a framework for how they intend to spend those funds over the next eight years.

We include projected emissions and gaps to the U.S. Climate Alliance targets for Arizona and Nevada — showing that Nevada stepping back from its climate commitments and Arizona committing to the NDC-aligned targets does not change our finding that leadership states can close nearly half of the gap to our national targets. In fact, Arizona’s new commitments mean that leadership states delivering on their targets could be even more consequential for closing the gap to our national 2030 goal.

Emissions analysis, which includes impacts of transformative federal investments, finds that leadership states are projected to fall short of their goals and must adopt strong policy to drive U.S. progress.