
Climate pollution
Cutting greenhouse gases to build a safer climate
Greenhouse gas emissions from various sources of pollution drive global warming. Reducing them is key to limiting climate change.
We’re creating solutions to cut those emissions in ways that benefit the environment and communities, building the safer climate we all deserve.
Our work
There are meaningful, cost-effective ways to make a difference today. Here are some areas where we’re taking action.
- Timeline
Our groundbreaking push to cut methane on 3 critical fronts
- Explainer
This pollution is making both people and the planet sick
- Initiative
Building climate leaders with EDF Climate Corps
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Clean or dirty: Is hydrogen the climate-friendly energy solution we need?
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How the Trump administration is attacking limits on planet-warming pollution
- Project
We launched a satellite to fight climate pollution and slow global warming
Resources
- Toolkit
How we can fight climate change misinformation
- Explainer
9 ways we know humans caused climate change
- Article
What is the Paris Climate Agreement? And why does it matter?
- Video
Bill Nye the Science Guy highlights the fastest way to slow global warming
- Overview
How we’re working to slash climate and air pollution from global shipping
- Explainer
Extreme weather gets a boost from climate change
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on climate pollution.
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California Must Lead on Climate Action through Cap-and-Trade Extension this Year
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EPA Reportedly Plans to Stop Collecting Data about Climate Pollution
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Trump administration offers pollution exemptions by email
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An Executive Order is attempting to interfere with ironclad state authority to protect people from pollution
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Trump Executive Orders to Support Coal Pollution Are Bad for American Health, Jobs, Will Increase Costs for Americans
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New Analysis Shows Extensive Number of Facilities Across the U.S. That Could Get a Trump EPA Pollution Pass
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Media contact
Sharyn Stein
(202) 905-5718 (office)