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With shared ambitions to reach net zero, the shipping and finance industries must work together to accelerate sustainable shipping finance.

Statement from EDF Senior Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs Jon Goldstein

Statement from Vickie Patton, General Counsel for Environmental Defense Fund

By Juan Pablo Hoffmaister, Associate Vice President, Global Climate Cooperation, and Zach Cohen, Senior Analyst, Global Climate Cooperation  As we face the triple planetary crisis of climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity loss, the need for urgent and united action is undeniable. Addressing these linked challenges demands more than just ambition—it requires collaboration, guided by …

EDF factsheet summarizes how the principles of complementarity can help guide climate funds toward a more unified and impactful approach. Implementing concrete actions, like planning and programming, capacity building and readiness, and delivering resources at scale, will help funds streamline approaches towards climate and biodiversity goals and enhance the efficiency and impact of the resources deployed.

Environmental pioneer and EDF co-founder George M. Woodwell, who died June 18, 2025, played a key part in getting the harmful pesticide DDT banned in the United States.

Hurricanes are obviously destructive, but they also carry a hidden danger — toxic chemicals in the air and water.

The FISH Act will support science and collaboration needed to secure a robust future for U.S. fisheries

To better understand the disproportionate burden associated with warehouses and other major truck-attracting facilities in New Jersey, Environmental Defense Fund deployed a peer-reviewed framework called Proximity Mapping, which helps identify communities living close to facilities of concern.

A report released Tuesday, June 18, 2024 by Environmental Defense Fund and the Coalition for Healthy Ports NY/NJ traces the growth of mega-warehouses in New Jersey and associated pollution from diesel trucks across New Jersey.

Lamont Taylor has spent decades as a civil rights activist. Now, the 72 year old has turned his attention to environmental racism. 

On May 28, the Environmental Defense Fund, along with several other parties, filed expert testimony with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) in North Carolina’s Carbon Plan proceeding. The outcome of these regulatory proceedings, which include hearings over the summer and a Commission order by end of year, will shape over $100 billion in long-term …

By Ari Pottens and Scott Seymour Canada recently released its latest estimate of greenhouse gas emissions which, for the very first time, includes atmospheric measurements of methane emissions taken from oil and gas facilities. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that’s causing approximately one-third  of current global warming we are experiencing today and the oil …

This EDF white paper draws conclusions primarily from the escapes of marine finfish farmed in their current natural range or their native ocean basin that would be relevant to marine species and operations expected to be reared in U.S. offshore waters.

In this study, EDF and academic scientists model wellbore methane emissions using industry data in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, finding that differing model assumptions to handle unclear/missing data have a strong influence on estimated emissions.

While the far-right gained seats in the most recent European Parliamentary election, the wave was not as large predicted, leaving hope that the majority of the Parliament will stay committed to climate action says Environmental Defense Fund Europe's Helen Spence-Jackson.

By Morgan Rote and Chelcie Henry-Robertson As the U.S. invests billions in deploying its hydrogen strategy with the goal of decarbonizing industry and reducing emissions, the 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit is the big ticket item on the table aiming to kick-start the emerging hydrogen economy. Unsurprisingly, everyone wants a share of this financial …

Statement of EDF Director of U.S. Clean Energy Ted Kelly

  By Anna Lorant and Guillaume Morauw The European Hydrogen Bank, a financing instrument that supports renewable hydrogen production within the EU and internationally, has just announced a €1.2 billion investment to help boost the renewable hydrogen economy, a cornerstone of the EU’s strategy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. While many are focusing on …

Earthjustice clients and Environmental Defense Fund moved to intervene in a lawsuit designed to stop an Environmental Protection Agency action that would significantly reduce cancer-causing pollution. 

Environmental Defense Fund is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reject attempts to block EPA protections against climate pollution from power plants.

Results were released today for Washington’s second quarterly auction of 2024, administered last Wednesday by the Department of Ecology (Ecology). During the auction, participating entities submitted their bids for allowances. Under the Climate Commitment Act, Washington’s major emitters are required to hold one allowance for every ton of greenhouse gas that they emit, with the …

With some inspiration from Pattie Gonia, you can make your Pride celebrations eco-friendly.

While the price tag for acting on climate change is hefty, inaction is demonstrably more expensive.

The EMIT LESS Act is an essential proposal to empower farmers and ranchers to address methane emissions from livestock. It builds on bipartisan momentum that advances climate-smart livestock farming.