EDF Blogs

Dec 12, 2024 | blogs.edf.org | EDF Blogs

By Danielle Carey, Sepp Haukebo and Eduardo Boné-MorónRenowned for its turquoise waters and unique marine ecosystems, The Bahamas is a natural wonder of the world. Yet, with all its beauty, the country faces critical challenges, including rising energy costs, environmental degradation and the growing impacts and threat of climate change. These issues jeopardize the region’s biodiversity, and the livelihoods and culture deeply tied to its marine environment.

Dec 11, 2024 | blogs.edf.org | EDF Blogs

By Pedro Piris-Cabezas and Glenda ChenAirport activity emits a noxious cocktail of air pollutants, including ashy particulate matter, sulfur oxides, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides. Among them, PM emissions from aircraft turbines often fly under the radar yet have an outsized impact on regional air quality and public health.

Nov 25, 2024 | blogs.edf.org | EDF Blogs

By Nini GuData recently collected by EDF’s MethaneAIR project in 2023 reveals a striking difference in the emissions profiles between the two major Colorado basins: the Denver-Julesburg (D-J) in the east, and the Piceance in the west. The D-J Basin exhibited a 1.7% methane loss rate from the total natural gas produced; by contrast, the loss rate for the Piceance Basin hit 7%, a high figure among all surveyed basins.

Nov 22, 2024 | blogs.edf.org | EDF Blogs

By Pedro Piris-Cabezas and Glenda ChenThe adoption of electricity-based synthetic fuels, also known as e-fuels, will be essential for any hard-to-decarbonize sector with a stake in a resilient liquid fuels market. Chief among them is aviation. E-fuels offer promising new routes nearing commercialization. However, a primary barrier to adoption has been the current cost ratio between e-fuels and conventional fossil fuels.

Nov 14, 2024 | blogs.edf.org | EDF Blogs

By Hiro ShirakawaAs one of the world’s top five importers and financiers of oil and natural gas, Japan is uniquely positioned to influence methane emissions along the supply chain. Though Japan has been recognized for the climate-action leverage it can exert as a major global buyer of liquefied natural gas, a new Deloitte report commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund highlights an equally powerful tool: Japan’s substantial financial investments in oil- and gas-producing companies abroad.