• Energy

Annual Energy Use Report Projects Global Increase In Demand For Coal

• #GlobalClimateSummit
• climate change
• coal
• greenhouse gas emissions
• International Energy Agency
• renewable energy

The International Energy Agency’s annual report on global energy use is out, with a look at energy sources, demand, and emissions as we head into the second year of the pandemic. The outlook is concerning: the IEA projects that “coal is set to roar back,” as the New York Times headline put it, with demand for the dirty fuel expected to rise 4.5%. 

Why This Matters: It’s Earth Day and this trend should be concerning to all the government and private sector leaders assembling virtually at the Global Climate Summit.

• Air

EDF Launches Major Clean Vehicle Ad Campaign for Earth Day

• #EnvironmentalDefenseFund
• American Jobs Plan
• climate change
• electric vehicles
• greenhouse gas emissions
• oil and gas companies
• vehicles

Just two days before Earth Day, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has launched an ad campaign to combat long-running efforts by the fossil fuel industry to undermine clean transportation progress. The campaign will include TV and online ads, social media, and grassroots engagement in Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC. 

Why This Matters: Clean vehicles are a key part of the Jobs and Climate plans of the Biden administration.

• Climate Change

Special Envoy Kerry Barnstorms In Europe To Demonstrate U.S. Climate Commitment

• climate change
• COP 26
• Earth Day
• European Union
• greenhouse gas emissions
• United Kingdom

On Monday, 🇺🇸 @ClimateEnvoy John Kerry was in London to meet with 🇬🇧 allies ahead of #COP26 later this year. We asked Sec. Kerry to tell us more about how we’re working together to strengthen the global effort to combat the climate crisis. pic.twitter.com/qr1A28Fwhs — U.S. Embassy London (@USAinUK) March 10, 2021 Special Presidential Envoy […]

• Food

US Dairy Farms Could Lower Net Emissions to Zero in Next Five Years

• dairy
• dairy farmers
• farming
• greenhouse gas emissions
• sustainable agriculture

by Natasha Lasky, ODP Staff Writer A new study from the World Wildlife Fund found that in the next five years, US dairy farms have the potential to reduce their net greenhouse gas emissions to zero. Milk has long been heralded as a superfood in the United States through superb PR campaigns, but in actuality […]

• People

ODP Interview with Rod Fujita, Senior Scientist at Environmental Defense Fund

• climate change
• fisheries
• greenhouse gas emissions
• ocean
• science
• warming

Science is back and this week we were fortunate to talk with Rod Fujita, the Lead Senior Scientist in the Ocean Program at the Environmental Defense Fund about new research he is doing on climate change and managing ocean fish stocks in the future.

• Climate Change

2021 Brings New State Programs to Curb Carbon Emissions

• cap and trade
• electric vehicles
• greenhouse gas emissions
• Paris Climate Agreement
• wind farm

In the new year, many states have passed new laws and introduced programs to reduce their carbon footprints and help the U.S. meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

Why this Matters: After President Trump systematically dismantled much of the United States’ federal climate protections, states have stepped up.