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GHG Emissions - August 9, 2022

Phoenix Records GHG Emissions Decline

The City of Phoenix's 2020 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory shows both community scale and government operations emissions decreased during that year.

GHG Emissions - August 9, 2022

Chemours Commits to Set SBTi Targets

The Chemours Company announced it signed a commitment with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to establish science-based targets for Scopes 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions.

Distributed Energy Resources - August 9, 2022

FedEx Office Pilots Ford E-Transit Vans

FedEx Office, a printing, packing and shipping services company and subsidiary of FedEx Corp., is piloting 10 Ford E-Transit vans across its FedEx SameDay City network.

Solar - August 9, 2022

Chicago to Purchase Renewable Energy Starting in 2025

Chicago commits to purchase renewable energy for all City facilities and operations by 2025.

Energy Efficiency - August 9, 2022

Microsoft Buys Carbon Removal Credits

After investing in Heirloom earlier this year, Microsoft increased its commitment to the company by signing a deal to purchase its carbon removal credits.

GHG Emissions - August 8, 2022

Lufthansa Group Offers Green Fare

The Lufthansa Group is expanding its CO2-neutral flight and along with SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines, the partnership is offering a new fare that already includes full CO2 compensation in the price.

Solar - August 8, 2022

Lear Commits to Adding Renewable Electricity

Lear Corporation, a global automotive technology company, announced it joined Climate Group's RE100, a global renewable electricity initiative that includes over 370 major companies.

August 8, 2022

BASF Enters Into VPPAs

BASF entered into VPPAs for wind and solar power totaling 250 MW that are designed to offset the carbon-intensive grid-supplied electricity being used at more than 20 of BASF’s manufacturing sites in several states.

GHG Emissions - August 8, 2022

Hilton Emission Goals Approved by SBTi

Hilton strengthened its GHG emissions goals which aim to cut emissions intensity by 75% in its managed hotels and emissions intensity by 56% and by 2030 in franchised hotels, These goals have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Sourcing Renewables - August 6, 2022