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New research shows that industry pledges announced at COP28 and broader action on methane could slash emissions equal to 10 gigatons of carbon dioxide and make a 1.5C global climate target more achievable.

New research shows that industry pledges announced at COP28 and broader action on methane could slash emissions equal to 10 gigatons of carbon dioxide and make a 1.5C global climate target more achievable

The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP), Methane Guiding Principles (MGP), Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and partnership today announced their intention to build a framework to share expertise to help companies reduce methane emissions and flaring in line with the Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC) ambitions.

It is a very big deal that 50 companies responsible for 40% of global oil production have agreed to virtually eliminate their methane pollution. Today’s pledge follows a months-long push to get oil and gas producers to reduce this potent climate pollutant, which is responsible for up to a third of current warming. 

Leading oil producers, including those in the United States, are rolling out new plans in Dubai on Saturday to significantly reduce methane from their operations — potentially the most consequential action resulting from the first week of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28. Findings, especially from work pursued by EDF, have helped bring methane’s climate impact to global attention.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today finalized tougher clean air standards that, for the first time, establish protective limits on methane pollution from both new and existing oil and gas sources.

By Cassie Huang, MPH, Project Manager, Consumer Health Note: This blog is cross-posted from the EDF + Business blog. Products, Packaging & Waste Amid growing concerns about the environmental impact of single-use plastics, consumers have increasingly sought out alternatives made with renewable materials—as demonstrated by the rise in popularity of the paper straw. Unfortunately, this …

New commitments by nations and the global oil and gas industry to slash methane pollution signify momentous progress to curb significant climate threat, says Environmental Defense Fund's Fred Krupp .

New regulations by the EPA to curb methane emissions were announced at COP28.

The International Methane Emissions Observatory’s third annual report — co-bylined foreword by EDF President Fred Krupp — provides decision makers a framework of action to track and monitor methane emissions to plan targeted and ambitious action for their mitigation. 

Among the announcements expected at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai is a new industry standard for assessing the climate impacts of hydrogen, to be unveiled by the International Standards Organization. These standards could very quickly become the starting point for a cascade of other rules and regulations at national and state levels which set …

New EDF analysis finds that leading governors have a pivotal role to play in getting the U.S. closer to its 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), with the ability to cut the remaining distance to the Paris commitment in half — if they achieve their own targets. 

With historic federal climate investments in law, states are now in the driver’s seat to leverage this funding to drive U.S. climate progress forward — adopting bold policies of their own that limit pollution, boost jobs and bring down energy costs.

How does hydrogen warm the climate? What is hydrogen’s warming potency? Learn more about these and other questions through this EDF fact sheet detailing the latest science on hydrogen’s warming effects.

Water has finally reached the highest levels of global climate negotiations. The path to a sustainable freshwater future, however, lies with ground-level users. At COP 28, EDF is elevating their voices, their needs and the approaches they find most useful. _______ While greenhouse gases drive climate change, many of its impacts are inherently liquid. Whether …

Last week, the third Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels, also known as CAAF/3, hosted by the International Civil Aviation Organization — the United Nations agency charged with international aviation cooperation — committed to a more sustainable future for global aviation by adopting the new ICAO Global Framework for Cleaner Fuels. This development builds on ICAO 2022 …

Statement of Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President for Healthy Communities

Central Business District Tolling Program will now be voted on by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board

This blog was co-authored by Britta Johnston, Senior Policy Analyst for Natural Climate Solutions at EDF. Heading into COP28, nature as a climate solution has been making headlines, and rightfully so. Sustainably conserving, restoring, and managing the world’s ecosystems is one of the most powerful tools we have to meet global climate goals. A recent …

As COP28 gets underway in Dubai, amid some controversy, we take a step back and find that even an imperfect global climate conference is better than no international climate cooperation at all. Here are three momentous pieces of climate progress that wouldn't have happened without COP.

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.

With COP28 looming, companies must proactively address emissions and report real progress on corporate climate goals.

Extreme weather, driven by climate change, was already hitting these farmers and fishers hard. Then El Niño happened. For the world's food producers, the need for resilience suddenly got 

By Dana G. Rodriguez and Dr. Charlie McKinlay As global policies to advance the decarbonisation of shipping are to be implemented in the coming years, ports will play an important role in the transition, serving as key hubs for transport and energy systems. But ports are also home to large and diverse communities with their …

The U.S. government recently released the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a comprehensive report that shows the harmful impacts of extreme weather and other climate hazards are increasing for people across the United States. The Fifth National Climate Assessment confirms messages in previous reports but brings the details into sharper focus for U.S. regions. Climate change is increasingly …