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Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization representing leading U.S. airlines, announced that its member carriers would work across the aviation industry and with government leaders to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Cabot Corporation has announced the completion of a significant air emissions control project at its carbon black manufacturing facility located in Franklin, Louisiana, USA. Cabot invested $85 million in technology that will improve air quality through the substantial elimination of NOX and SO2 emissions.

The University of North Carolina at Asheville has committed to going carbon neutral by 2050. As part of the institution's Greenfest festival - which included social distancing and masks - UNCA's Chancellor Nancy Cable signed the Carbon Commitment.

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Uniting industry buyers and suppliers under the theme of “Emerging Technologies for the Future of Energy Management,” Smart Energy Decisions (SED) presented its 2021 Innovation Summit as a virtual event in a very real and ever-changing world of the energy transition.

Ford Motor Company announced new science-based targets toward the company's goal to be carbon neutral by 2050. The targets were announced with the release of the company’s first-ever integrated sustainability and financial report.

JetBlue announced on April 1 a set of short and medium terms ESG targets, including several focusing on achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and expanding usage of sustainable aviation fuels as part of its celebration of Earth Month.

The American Jobs Plan released by the Biden Administration on March 31 proposed using the federal government’s purchasing power to drive clean energy deployment across the market by purchasing 24/7 clean power for federal buildings.

Delivery giant DHL further expands its electric delivery van service in the U.S.with 89 electric delivery vehicles this year in New York and California, following an initial pilot program using nine Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD electric vans late last year.

The California Nevada Cement Industry Association announced plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2045, outlining opportunities and actions to take to meet this goal. The commitment supports California’s state GHG reduction goal and is committed to carbon neutrality, consistent with the belief that curbing emissions is necessary to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.