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The Commonwealth of Virginia’s state-owned buildings, universities and facilities will soon be powered by clean energy under an agreement signed by Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday in the largest procurement of renewable energy by a state to date.

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Wells Fargo has signed a 10-year structured renewable energy agreement to receive approximately 62,000 MWh from a new solar facility in Texas.

Registration is now live and the Host and Steering Committees announced for Accelerate Philly, a landmark regional clean energy conference to be held December 9-10 at the Logan Hotel in Philadelphia.

PepsiCo Inc. announced Oct. 16 a $1 billion Green Bond that will fund a series of sustainability initiatives.

Walmart reached a settlement this week with Florida Power and Light confirming their ability to receive RECs from a 1,490 MW community solar program that the utility has in the works.

Carnival Corporation & plc will become the first in the cruise industry to trial fuel cells on a large passenger vessel through its German-based brand, AIDA Cruises, in a project expected to set sail as early as 2021.

The Village of DePue, Ill., will be developing a 27 MW solar farm, the largest in the county, to advance the state's goal of reaching 25% renewable energy by 2025.

As building efficiency efforts have progressed to more advanced and holistic approaches to meet ambitious climate and sustainability goals, green leases have evolved as well to enable their achievement. The newest edition of IMT and the DOE’s Better Buildings Alliance’s case study series shines a spotlight on 2019’s Green Lease Leaders implementing effective strategies into their leasing practices and overall building operations in industrial spaces. 

British Airways announced Oct. 10 that they plan to offset emissions for all UK domestic flights starting January 2020 through investing in verified carbon reduction projects around the world.