Energy Exchange

By Mark Lunt and Mina Berkow  

• The first study of its kind in Japan discovered Osaka’s urban emissions several times higher than official inventories report.  
• Up to 75% of Osaka’s street-level methane emissions came from man-made sources such as natural gas used in restaurants and buildings, revealing an overlooked but promising opportunity to cut climate pollution and save energy.   

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• Electric vehicles don’t just cut pollution — they can also cut electricity bills. New research shows that EVs generate more utility revenue than they cost to serve, helping lower rates for all customers — even those who don’t drive one. 
• As managed charging and vehicle-to-grid technologies expand, the savings will only grow. By charging when electricity is cheapest and feeding power back to the grid, EVs can help stabilize the grid, reduce the need for costly infrastructure, and make electricity more affordable for everyone. 

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By Curt Stokes, Director and Senior Attorney, Environmental Defense Fund

• A 20% hydrogen blend by volume wastes 70% of its energy before it reaches households, demands 1.8 times more clean electricity than New Jersey needs to decarbonize its entire economy, and cuts building emissions by only 5%.
• By contrast, electric heat pumps deliver the same heat output using 87% less renewable electricity and can nearly eliminate building emissions.

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By Dakoury Godo-Solo, Environmental Defense Fund and Lidiya Kassahun and Margarita Parra, Clean Energy Works

• Rural electric co-ops face both challenges and opportunities as electric trucks and buses drive new demand. Proactive planning is essential to avoid costly grid upgrades, as well as missed economic and public health benefits.
• A new report prepared by Clean Energy Works for EDF makes the case that by acting proactively now, rural co-ops can accommodate (and even attract) medium and heavy-duty EVs while also reducing long-term grid upgrade costs to their members.

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By Erica Morehouse

• The International Maritime Organization will have its chance to show leadership by adopting the Net Zero Framework, a set of global measures that include a fuel standard that accounts for the full lifecycle emissions of marine fuels and a legally binding greenhouse gas pricing mechanism to help steer international shipping toward net-zero emissions by 2050.
• For shipping’s transition to be lasting and effective, climate action must be Just and Equitable. By fairly addressing unequal impacts and benefits and amplifying the voices of those most affected, Member States can ensure solutions that are both impactful and sustainable for all.

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• With electricity demand increasing for the first time in a generation, the New York Public Service Commission issued an order that takes technical and procedural steps to facilitate long term planning for customer needs.
• The order establishes forward-thinking practices for how utilities should plan grid investments — while leaving important questions unresolved.

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