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Statement from Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp

A new report published today by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping looks at how investors can engage with portfolio companies around shipping emissions, including commitments that companies should make on the pathway to decarbonization and disclosures that investors need to monitor progress.

Just transition leader Mandy Rambharos will advance work on global climate cooperation and carbon markets

Media advisory on MethaneSAT engagements at ADIPEC 2022.

Statement from Texas House Transportation Chair and EDF Texas

Statement from the Environmental Defense Fund

Though trucks and buses only comprise about 6% of vehicles on North Carolina roads, they’re responsible for more than 60% of the sector’s air pollution.

Appeals Court Upholds Use of Best Available Science to Quantify Costs of Climate Pollution Damage

EDF calls on the North Carolina Utilities Commission to develop a plan that leverages renewable energy and battery storage to improve affordability, promote equity, reduce pollution, and meet the goals of House Bill 951.

Environmental Defense Fund names Katelyn Roedner Sutter as California State Director

Without urgent adaptation action, climate impacts are likely to curb U.S. crop productivity growth as soon as 2030.

Today, EDF welcomes the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations aviation agency, passage of a commitment to a sustainable future for global aviation by adopting long-term goal of 2050 net-zero emissions goal for international aviation.

EDF statement by Dr. Margot Brown on the Enforcing & Empowering Environmental Justice Act

Environmental Defense Fund today released the Fleet Electrification Solutions Center, a free online resource that cuts through the complexity of truck electrification to connect fleet professionals with the solutions they need, all in one easy-to-navigate clearinghouse.

EDF, Sierra Club Plan to Sue the Environmental Protection Agency to Protect People from Pollution Discharged by New Gas-Burning Power Plants

Yesterday, Hurricane Ian slammed into the Florida coast, packing 155 mph sustained winds and a storm surge of up to 18 ft in some areas. Sadly, this is the new norm, EDF experts say. Hurricane Ian is yet another reminder of how climate change is making violent storms more frequent—and much more intense.

EDF statement of Emily Steinhilber, Director, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds, Virginia

Stronger Focus on Equity Can Improve Energy System Reliability – New Report

The House Natural Resources Committee today, with support from policymakers from coast to coast, passed H.R.4690, the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act. H.R. 4690 amends and reauthorizes the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), which governs fishing in federal waters.

As California suffers through a third year of severe drought, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation last night that dedicates $40 million to the Department of Conservation’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program.

Illinois Commerce Commission Votes Will Help Ensure More Reliable, Affordable, Equitable Electric Service in the State

Senior environmental strategist Dr. Lea Borkenhagen will lead the private sector engagement division of Environmental Defense Fund. EDF+Business is known for forging unexpected partnerships with high–impact companies – including McDonalds, Walmart, and KKR – to transform business as usual in their products, operations, and advocacy.

Worldwide Electric Vehicle Investments Will Grow to More Than $626 Billion By 2030 – New Report

EDF statement on the creation of the new Office of Environmental Justice at EPA

EDF statement from Carol Andress, AVP, Congressional Affairs and Climate Policy