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IKEA Plans Clean Electricity Subscription Service

August 18, 2021

IKEA will soon offer its Swedish customers access to wind and solar energy through an electricity subscription service.

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Keywords: IKEA, Ingka Group

Jackson Family Wines Targets Climate Positive Operations Without Offsets by 2050

August 18, 2021

Jackson Family Wines announced Aug. 17 a new commitment to cut its carbon footprint in half by 2030 and become climate positive by 2050 without the purchase of carbon offsets.

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AgroAmerica Releases Sustainability Update

August 17, 2021

AgroAmerica Tropical Oil released Aug. 16 its new corporate sustainability report, assessing the implementation of various environmental initiatives.

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Philadelphia to Offer Solar Financing for Home and Business Owners

August 17, 2021

Homeowners and owners of commercial properties in Philadelphia could have access to solar panel financing under a new phase of a project implemented by the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA).

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New Jersey Landfill to House 25 MW Solar Project

August 17, 2021

The largest North American solar farm installed on a capped landfill is now under construction in New Jersey.

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Keywords: CEP Renewables

Argo Blockchain Achieves Climate Positive Crypto-Mining Operations

August 17, 2021

Argo Blockchain announced Aug. 17 that it is now the first publicly-traded cryptocurrency mining company to report becoming climate positive in its Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions from its crypto-related operations.

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Keywords: Argo Blockchain

Charting a Path for Voluntary Renewable Energy Buyers as States Set 100% Clean Energy Targets

By Caitlin Marquis, Advanced Energy Economy   |  August 16, 2021

Voluntary renewable energy buyers ranging from large companies to universities to municipalities have unquestionably accelerated the transition to a cleaner grid - but what is the role of the voluntary markets moving forward? In this column, Caitlin Marquis of AEE explains concerns that could crop up if compliance targets fail to take the voluntary market into account

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Keywords: aee

LG Commits to Eliminate Emissions from Product Use by 2030

August 16, 2021

LG Electronics announced Aug. 11 its ambition to eliminate emissions associated with the use of its products, which previously accounted for more than 80% of its greenhouse gas emissions, by 2030.

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Keywords: LG Electronics

Carrier Global Reduces Carbon Footprint, Ties Compensation to ESG Goals

August 16, 2021

Carrier Global Corporation announced Aug. 11 that it has reduced its customers' carbon footprint by 68 million metric tons in 2020.

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Keywords: Carrier Global

Alphabet Allocates $3 Billion from Sustainability Bond

August 16, 2021

Google parent company Alphabet allocated $3.47 billion from the proceeds of a portfolio of sustainability bonds issued last year and announced a new target for Google to run on carbon-free energy 24/7, 365 days a year by 2030.

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Keywords: Alphabet, google

DOE Awards $84 Million For Building Efficiency Projects

August 16, 2021

The U.S. Department of Energy announced Aug. 13 a new program that will fund 44 projects dealing with energy-efficient building technologies, construction practices, and the U.S. buildings-sector workforce.

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Keywords: doe

Weekend Reads: Biden's Plan for the EV Transition; What the IPCC Report Means for Businesses

August 14, 2021

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

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Keywords: Weekend reads

California Forging Ahead on Zero Emission Buildings

By Pierre Delforge, NRDC   |  August 13, 2021

Hopeful climate news came from Sacramento, CA as the California Energy Commission (CEC) took a major stride toward zero-carbon emissions buildings in the 2022 update of the statewide building energy code. In this column from NRDC's Pierre Delforge, learn about the clean energy and energy efficiency improvements, opportunities to save money, and why California's building code matters.

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Keywords: NRDC

Kruger Products Receives Efficiency Investment from Canadian Government

August 13, 2021

The Canadian government will support the low-emission transition of its manufacturing sectors through investment in Kruger Products for the purpose of improving the efficiency of its tissue production operations.

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Keywords: Kruger Products

Twin Metals Plans EV Mining Fleet Conversion

August 13, 2021

Twin Metals Minnesota announced Aug. 12 that it plans to transition its underground mining and support fleets to electric vehicles, a project that could reduce its onsite greenhouse gas emissions by 65%.

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Nomura Uses NLP for SDG Bond Determination

August 13, 2021

Nomura Securities Co. (NSC) announced Aug. 11 that it began researching possibilities to use natural language processing (NLP) technology for the purpose of determining SDG bonds.

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Keywords: Nomura Securities

Dominion Energy to Convert 8,600 Vehicles to EVs

August 13, 2021

Dominion Energy announced Aug. 10 that it plans to convert more than 8,600 vehicles across 16 of its service area states to electric or clean-burning alternative fuels by 2030.

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Keywords: Dominion Energy

Kingspan Targets 90% Emissions Cut by 2030

August 12, 2021

Kingspan Group is targeting a 90% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 after validating its emissions reduction framework with the Science Based Targets initiative.

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Keywords: Kingspan Group

Delta Electronics Signs Its First PPA

August 12, 2021

Power and thermal management company Delta announced Aug. 11 that it signed its first PPA for the procurement of approximately 19 million kWh of clean electricity.

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Twisted X Achieves Net-Zero Operations

August 12, 2021

Twisted X announced Aug. 11 that it has achieved net-zero emissions in its operations and is committing to maintaining carbon neutrality into the future.

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Keywords: Twisted X

California State Agency Adopts Expansive Energy Mandate for New Buildings

August 12, 2021

California regulators agreed Aug. 11 to new regulations to expand the use of solar panels and battery storage systems in newly constructed and renovated buildings across the state.

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BOSS (Black Owners of Solar Services) Policy Brief

August 11, 2021

The mission of BOSS (Black Owners of Solar Services) is to combine and leverage the collective power of its members to lead actionable solutions for sustained access to equitable opportunities in clean energy production, distribution, and storage for Black-owned businesses. In this Policy Brief, BOSS provides an overview of national policy developments and opportunities that will galvanize a more equitable clean energy economy where Black-owned businesses are central to helping America reach its climate resilience goals.

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Forest River to Add 7,500 EV Shuttles to Portfolio

August 11, 2021

Forest River, a Berkshire Hathaway company, and Lightning eMotors are partnering on the production of zero-emissions Class 4 and Class 5 shuttle buses.

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Exelon Utilities Targets Net-Zero by 2050

August 11, 2021

Exelon Utilities recently announced its commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and, in the interim, reduce its operational emissions by 50% by 2030.

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Keywords: Exelon Utilities

Microsoft Inks Deal for Texas Solar

August 11, 2021

Microsoft will soon be adding power from a 430 MW solar farm in Texas to its energy portfolio.

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Keywords: microsoft, Ørsted

Total Transport to Trial Zero-Emission Freight Truck

August 11, 2021

Total Transport Services Inc signed Aug. 11 a trial agreement with Hyzon Motors to act as the first customer trial of their new hydrogen fuel cell-powered heavy-duty truck.

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Protective Buys RECs to Cover 100% of HQ Energy Use

August 10, 2021

Protective Life Corporation will soon be powering its Birmingham corporate headquarters with 100% renewable energy.

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Shell to Add 800 New EV Chargers at Waitrose Stores

August 10, 2021

Waitrose and Shell will be expanding their partnership by adding 800 new electric vehicle charging points at as many as 100 Waitrose store parking lots across the UK by 2025.

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Keywords: Shell, Waitrose

FMC Targets Net Zero By 2035

August 10, 2021

FMC Corporation recently announced that it is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.

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Keywords: FMC Corporation

UN Confirms Human Impact on Climate Change, Steps to Take

August 10, 2021

Climate change is widespread, rapid and intensifying, but strong and sustained reductions in emissions could limit how bad the crisis gets.

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Keywords: Ceres, IPCC

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