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This report from the World Wildlife Fund and Corporate Eco Forum on corporate renewable energy procurement highlights the key trends; strategies; implementation practices; and policy and state engagement priorities of 2016.

This webinar, sponsored by Altenex, explores General Motors' commitment to powering its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2050 and how it plans to get there.

Google joined a new consortium of companies in the Netherlands committed to sourcing renewable energy, through which it will purchase a portion of the electricity from a community-funded wind project.

The largest cider mill in New England recently made the decision to go solar with a rooftop installation that is expected to generate close to 90% of its annual electric use.

Global clean energy investment had its weakest quarter since 2013 between July and September this year, with U.S. investment alone declining 40% compared to the year-ago quarter.

Kick back with these must-read energy stories from around the web.

Curtis Packaging, a provider of luxury packaging for some of the world's biggest brands, is nearing completion of a $2.5 million project to improve energy efficiency and utilize renewable energy systems at its production headquarters in Connecticut.

Amazon's most recently announced wind project, the 253-MW "Amazon Wind Farm Texas" being built in Scurry County, Texas, is expected to cost about $360 million, according to new information from the project's developer.

Indicative of increasing interest from both large and small businesses in community solar, NRG Energy Inc. on Sept. 27 announced plans for five such installations in Minnesota alongside subscription agreements signed by more than 1,000 residents and businesses including U.S. Bank, Land O'Lakes, Macy's and Ecolab.

Financing has been obtained for Colorado's first Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, or C-PACE, project; the associated energy upgrades to a commercial and industrial property include a 100 kW rooftop solar array and LED lighting.