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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 25 selected applications for over $4.3 billion in grants to implement community-driven solutions to lower air pollution and accelerate the clean energy transition.

Five years into The Climate Pledge, Amazon's 2023 Sustainability Report showcases its progress in becoming a more sustainable company. This column presents highlights from the report, including how the company is meeting its energy goals, making strides to decarbonize its transportation and delivery fleet, improving delivery efficiency to reduce emissions, investing in climate solutions and more.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. announced the reduction of absolute methane emissions by 8% from 2021.

PPG, a paints, coatings and specialty materials manufacturer, announced a 10% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions within the company's own operations against its 50% reduction by 2030 target that was validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

The Annual State of Corporate Sustainability Report takes a deep dive into understanding the biggest drivers, motivators, and challenges facing professionals dedicated to making our built environment more sustainable. This year is no different; built from the perspective of over 200+ industry professionals, this year’s findings showed that both energy and sustainability professionals have critical roles to play in meeting corporate ESG goals. This webinar will review key findings from the report from the perspective of a panel of experts.

IHG Hotels & Resorts, a global hospitality company, announced the launch of its Low Carbon Pioneers program, which brings together energy efficient hotels that have no fossil fuels combusted on-site and are backed by renewable energy.

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated announced it set new goals that include a 15% reduction in energy use by 2032 over a 2022 baseline and a 30% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2032 over a 2022 baseline.

Over three-quarters of executives announced significant or moderate progress toward their sustainability goals in the past year, according to Deloitte's 2024 "Sustainability Action Report."

Chevron Phillips Chemical announced its identification of over 350 potential carbon reduction opportunities.

American Tower Corporation announced the company achieved continued reduction in combined Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions and increased on-site renewable energy generation by 40% globally, growing capacity from 87 megawatts to approximately 120 MW across over 18,000 sites and producing more than 100 gigawatt hours of clean energy.