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EDF highlights businesses that are advancing steps toward reducing their GHG emissions while building profitable businesses in a series of interviews.

Solar and wind power are expanding across the globe, but who is producing the most clean energy? 

By Natacha Stamatiou The Posidonia shipping exhibition in Greece put innovation on display, yet what stood out was the industry’s cautious approach to decarbonization, particularly the absence of discussions on lifecycle analysis of marine fuels. This is crucial as we approach the 82nd Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting at the International Maritime Organization in September,

By Anna Lóránt and Léa Pilsner The EU is finalising its Delegated Act on Low Carbon Fuels, a critical piece of its hydrogen policy. This is more than just a low-stakes technical step. If done right, it could significantly advance the EU’s decarbonisation agenda, showing the ‘Green Deal in action’. The details matter because this …

By Helen Spence-Jackson The EU’s hydrogen ambitions are facing a reality check. Despite an ambitious strategy launched in 2020 and ongoing work to establish a comprehensive policy framework, recent forecasts suggest hydrogen deployment is lagging behind initial targets. However, this moment offers an opportunity for reflection and provides valuable lessons not just for Europe, but …

Building on EDF's November 2023 Missing Methane report, which explored the oil and gas methane disclosures and policies of the six largest US banks, this report assesses key European banks actively engaged in financing oil and gas. It analyses the methane disclosures and policies of Barclays, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, ING, Société Générale and UniCredit. It identifies best practices with respect to methane disclosures and target setting and makes recommendations for engagement with oil and gas clients.

European banks face significant risk from oil and gas methane emissions in their portfolios. Our recommendations can help banks manage them.

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 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 …

Authored by Juan Pablo Hoffmaister, Associate Vice President for Global Engagement at Environmental Defense Fund  The international climate community is convening in Bonn, Germany, for the 60th sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies of the UNFCCC this June—and they will set the tone for the next year of global climate engagement. The sessions in Bonn are …

UK TFMR Secretariat has an opportunity to develop strong market standards to channel private finance towards real world decarbonisation.

By Anna Lóránt  The EU is striving to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. As one of the fastest warming continents in the world, with climate risks threatening its energy and food security, ecosystems, infrastructure, water resources, financial stability and people’s health (EEA, 2024), ambitious climate action is a necessity.   It’s clear that the …

As farmers in the EU protest, climate change impacts are already making food production harder. The post EU must act to protect farms and food production from climate risk first appeared on Growing Returns.

By Maricel Maffini, PhD, Consultant, and Tom Neltner, Executive Director, Unleaded Kids What’s Happening? On February 9, 2024, the European Commission published a proposed regulation [PDF, 502KB] that would ban most uses of bisphenol A (BPA) in materials that contact food—including plastic and coatings applied to metal cans—and restrict other uses. Interested parties can comment …

By Helen Spence-Jackson and Thorfinn Stainforth The European Commission has just proposed a new 2040 climate target of -90% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 1990 levels. At the same time a recent official scientific report shows that there is still a lot of hard work and policy setting to do to reach it. While reaching …

A new report from EDF and Sustainable Public Affairs showcases case studies on how EU companies are acting on climate goals while growing profits.

Preliminary findings report for the Sustainable First Movers Initiative Identification Tool, a system created by Environmental EDF and Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, in collaboration with Arup, to help shipping stakeholders align investment decisions that support the maritime energy transition away from fossil fuels.

To meet sustainability goals, municipalities and regional governments must develop partnerships with relevant stakeholders in the field of freight. This new analysis by EDF Europe aims to support this type of collaboration.

EDF, Lloyd's Register and Arup tool identifies port locations that maximize the environmental and community benefits of first mover initiatives in support of shipping’s energy transition.

In order to meet sustainability goals, municipalities and regional governments must develop partnerships with relevant stakeholders in the field of freight.

Freight transport in Europe accounts for only 2% of vehicles on the road but is responsible for 22% of all road transport climate pollution in the EU. With e-commerce on the rise, construction booming, waste generation increasing and grocery delivery expanding, the need for urban freight plans and policies is growing. However, a 2021 survey …

Norway leads the world in electric vehicles per person. How did it get there?

EDF’s delegation to the climate talks taking place in Bonn, Germany from June 5 to June 15, 2023 give us some insights into the issues they're following.

Norway leads the world in per capita electric vehicles, so how did it get there?

By Flavia Sollazzo One of Italy’s most picturesque cities, Venice, topped the list of European regions most at risk for floods and sea level rise in a recent climate analysis from Cross Dependency Initiative. The research comes just weeks before thousands of environmental activists, experts, government officials, celebrities and citizens will descend on Rome for …