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Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced a new initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of the country’s buildings by improving the energy services available to home and building owners.

Sydney Airport announced May 21 its commitment to be net-zero in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.

Accenture, GitHub, Microsoft and ThoughtWorks launched May 20 a joint project to grow the green software movement and contribute to the creation of environmental standards for the technology industry.

Organic Valley dairy farms were found to have a smaller carbon footprint than the average U.S. dairy farm in a new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The University of Michigan committed May 20 to achieving carbon neutrality campus-wide.

Exasol announced May 25 that it entered into a new partnership that allowed it to offset 100% of its carbon emissions for 2019 as it pursues future carbon neutrality.

A key solution to reducing costs and emissions is green leasing, which is increasingly gaining traction in commercial real estate. In this column from Audi Banny of the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), learn how this year's class of Green Lease leaders is providing a blueprint for how to scale this approach, even in difficult times.

A pathway to achieving net-zero emissions in the world by 2050 is clear, but current climate pledges and progress being made will not be enough as it currently stands.

Peet's Coffee announced May 19 a new coffee subscription that supports the planting of trees and allows customers to offset their carbon footprint.

President Biden issued an executive order May 20 directing federal agencies to analyze and mitigate the risk of climate change in systems dealing with financial security.