Stay informed

For nearly a decade, I’ve worked on sustainable fisheries management, traveling to small-scale fishing communities around the world to learn how best to build the capacity of local fishers, scientists and managers to ensure the sustainability of their fisheries. From Mexico to Myanmar, I’ve worked with communities to help them reach their goals so they …

A recent report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance highlights the urgent need for policymakers to prioritize truck electrification, which could have sweeping benefits for the climate, public health, and American jobs. The annual EV outlook includes (for the first time) a comparison of the zero-emission vehicle adoption path needed to achieve net-zero by 2050, as …

EDF and its allies strongly support EPA’s proposal to reverse the Trump Administration's revoking of a waiver for zero-emission vehicle standards.

Letter to OMB Acting Director Shalanda Young for advancing equity and support for underserved communities.

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 …

Will businesses advocate for the bold policies needed to meet their commitments?

Offering financial products that bring consumers’ climate concerns to the board room represents a crucial next step in sustainable finance.

The Atlantic hurricane season is underway as many coastal areas still recover from an endless barrage of storms last year that culminated in the most active hurricane season on record. With climate change, we can expect to see more intense hurricanes, leaving many communities at risk.  In fact, a new report indicates that as many as 32 million U.S. homes and $8.5 …

Voters reject extreme stances on both sides of the aquaculture debate, with the overwhelming majority preferring the proposal above to either immediately opening federal waters or forever keeping them closed to aquaculture.

Voters reject extreme stances on both sides of the aquaculture debate, with the overwhelming majority preferring the proposal above to either immediately opening federal waters or forever keeping them closed to aquaculture.

A recent poll conducted by Environmental Defense Fund and Global Strategy Group shows that voters overwhelmingly support doing research into aquaculture to understand its benefits and risks and set the appropriate standards.

Learn how you can start using commercial electric vehicles to fulfill your last mile deliveries today.

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.

Tom Neltner, J.D., is Chemicals Policy Director Two recent articles add to the already strong evidence that adult exposure to relatively low levels of lead is associated with heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, after COVID-19. These studies reinforce the urgent need to reduce not only children’s exposure to lead but …

By Nina Pardo and Hector Soldi On June 4, a small but mighty fleet of artisanal sailboats from the fishing communities of Cabo Blanco and El Ñuro in northern Peru unfolded their sails and went out to sea — sailing alongside the Peruvian Navy’s sailing vessel La Unión. This annual regatta is a salute to …

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

Here are some reasons for hope, and helpful things you can do, now that a new season of extreme weather made worse by climate change has begun.

This post was co-authored by David G. Victor of the Brookings Institution and EDF’s Stephanie H. Jones and Michael Panfil. It is also posted here.   The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering making important changes in disclosure requirements to reflect the growing recognition that climate change poses significant risks to the U.S. financial system.

Editor’s note: This post was last updated June 29, 2021. At the Leaders Summit on Climate in April, President Biden pledged to go all-in to beat the climate crisis, setting an ambitious and credible target to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 50-52% below 2005 levels by 2030. Now the administration and federal law makers must …

The results of the latest Western Climate Initiative cap-and-trade auction were released today and all current and future allowances sold. This generates substantial revenue for California’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund but could also indicate that greenhouse gas emissions are rebounding as the economy recovers from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Auction quick takes: All …

EDF Statement from Pam Kiely, Associate Vice President for U.S. Climate

Power Companies with Ambitious 2030 Emissions Reductions Targets (June 27)

Power Companies with Ambitious 2030 Emissions Reductions Targets (June 27)

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.

Eliminating pollution from all new truck and buses by 2040 — and urban and community applications by 2035 — will save thousands of lives, cut climate pollution, and result in shared economic benefits.