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The Estee Lauder Companies announced Nov. 2 that it has achieved its two targets of net zero emissions and sourcing 100% renewable electricity globally for its direct operations.

Norwegian Air recently announced that it is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, a goal that aligns the company's sustainability strategy with the Paris Agreement.

Enviva announced in its newly released, first-ever Corporate Sustainability Report that it has eliminated 31 million metric tons of carbon emissions, the equivalent of the emissions from eight coal-fired power plants in one year, and displaced approx

The University of British Columbia received additional funding from the Canadian government for the progression of an energy efficiency initiative that is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 14,600 tons.

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Many market trends today revolve around resiliency, sustainability, and reduction in carbon emissions. These are all at the forefront of customer's minds and are driven by their own corporate ESG goals. In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, Robert Vary, Senior Vice President Sales & Relationship Management, Duke Energy, discusses energy solutions that allow customers to conserve their own capital while providing subscription payments that allow customers to have a predictable budget on what they spend on energy efficiency.

We continue our series of video presentations from the recent Distributed Energy Forum with "The Future of the Grid is Distributed." In this conversation, Doug Sansom, Director, DER Sales, NRG, explains that distributed energy resources are essential for success because customers want control over the cost of energy, they want reliability and they want choice. Furthermore, access to cost-efficient energy is a business necessity. These reasons, combined with new lower-cost technology, are driving capital spending for DERs.

The U.S. Army announced Oct. 21 that it awarded $7.2 million toward the pursuit of battery technology research in a project led by the University of Maryland that will ultimately advance the use of Army devices that require large amounts of battery power.

Voya Financial announced Oct. 29 the construction of solar carports at its new office in Chandler, Ariz., that could offset more than 663,600 kWh of electricity in its first year of operation.

The City of Medford, Ore., expects to reduce its energy consumption, maintenance costs and carbon emissions through a new $4 million contract for the installation of LED lighting in its street lights and park department lighting.