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Voluntary carbon credits let companies increase their climate ambition beyond their own operations by turning their net zero pledges into action.

The momentum generated by Climate Week needs to be ramped up considerably when global leaders meet again at the U.N. climate summit in November.

Environmental Defense Fund is leading the fight to expose a powerful pollutant accelerating climate change: methane. Watch this short video about the problem.

Ford Motor Company announced an extraordinary new commitment to electric vehicles, including new investments from Ford and its partners totaling $11.4 billion.

Three policy priorities to make voluntary carbon markets work for the climate and agriculture. The post How Congress can ensure voluntary carbon markets work for farmers and the environment first appeared on Growing Returns.

It's time to not only listen to our elders, but also the voices of our youth — and think of the broader family that is this country.

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved a budget in SB 170 that dedicates $50 million for a new land repurposing program to help farmers reduce groundwater use.

Aquatic foods will be recognized at the United Nations Food Systems Summit for their potential to tackle Sustainable Development Goals.

Methane measurements from the Permian Basin, the world’s largest oilfield, indicates continued oil and gas industry struggles to contain methane emissions.

The governance body will establish a threshold for high-integrity carbon credits and ensure they are traded in robust, transparent and equitable markets.

To tackle 21st century water challenges, we need new skills. The Water Leadership Institute can help. The post Developing rural water leaders as drought and water scarcity intensify first appeared on Growing Returns.

Here's how New York and New Jersey can prepare for future hurricanes. The post 3 ways New York and New Jersey can address flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida first appeared on Growing Returns.

Electric trucks provide an opportunity for organizations with fleets to fundamentally transform the environmental impact of their operations. But rather than the incremental progress of better pollution control equipment and improved fuel efficiency we’ve seen play out over the past two decades, the technical innovation in electric vehicles over the past few years has been …

Under Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico has made oil and gas air pollution and methane reductions a focus of regulatory improvements, restoring enforcement teeth to the governor’s Oil Conservation Division and finalizing a strong methane waste rule that bans routine venting and flaring earlier this year. These critical policy efforts will reach a climax …

By Andrew Baxter Thanks to a decade of groundbreaking research, methane emissions from oil and gas operations have advanced from a relative afterthought among climate pollutants to an A-list issue in the global climate conversation, as well a widely acknowledged reputational, regulatory and financial liability for the industry. Major investors are demanding responsible methane action …

Immediately after the Future Energy Jobs Act was passed in 2016, EDF and our tremendous partners in the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition started work again. Building on that momentum and with many new and diverse partners, the Coalition held over 100 listening sessions with communities about their top priorities for Illinois. During those listening sessions,

Unsustainable fishing remains among the planet’s most serious and elusive environmental challenges. When it comes to the ocean, scientists agree that while reducing and mitigating climate risks is the biggest long-term threat, getting fishing intensity right is the biggest near-term need. Unknown to most people, concerted efforts have been underway now for more than 25 …

In a United Nations address yesterday, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged that China would not build new coal-fired power projects abroad, and would step up support for other developing countries to accelerate the transition to green and low-carbon energy.

The World Health Organization’s update of the global Air Quality Guidelines is an important step forward.

The current decade is critical to put the medium and heavy-duty vehicle sector on a path toward a clean energy future.

Remembering Congressman Sherry Boehlert, an Environmental Statesman

Natural climate solutions can provide 20% of all the emissions reductions we need by 2050 to keep average global warming under 2 C. Stopping tropical deforestation, allowing tropical forests to regenerate and restoring degraded lands are the most important methods, particularly in the next decade.

This first-of-its-kind reporting framework is designed to improve the clarity and credibility of oil and gas industry methane emissions data.

Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp

The U.S. and the European Union announced the best climate news we’ve had in a long time today, a commitment to cut their methane emissions 30% by the end of the decade, rallying other governments to join them.