Corporate Climate Initiative

Large institutional buyers are changing the energy landscape. We're following this trend and tweeting about major #cleanenergy deals. Project of @dgardinera

[International Energy Agency @IEA]

Low-emissions electricity, led by renewables like solar PV & wind, is poised to overtake unabated fossil fuels by 2030 under today’s policy settings.

This will end decades of growth for coal.

Learn more in #WEO22 ➡️ https://t.co/LQwTm0cQL8

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

Home improvement retail corporation @HomeDepot announced a #RenewableEnergy deal for 100 MW #SolarPower from @ngrenewables, which will generate the equivalent of 8% of its total electricity usage
https://t.co/pmQ3ZtOqYM

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@dominos is buying 800 Chevy Bolt #ElectricVehicles to join its delivery fleet, which already features some autonomous vehicles and electric bikes
https://t.co/yPZBJizGtN

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@CampbellSoupCo and @Enel_NA announced a 12-year #RenewableEnergy PPA for the food company to purchase 115 MW of #WindPower in Oklahoma, which will reduce its combined Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42%
https://t.co/501MRC1rLc

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@CaterpillarInc held a demonstration for its first battery electric large mining truck at its Arizona testing hub, where the #ElectricTruck successfully completed a 4.3 mile course before a live audience
https://t.co/Mru9kpp87f

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

🌍#COP27 Update🌍
The US announced they will join the Global Memorandum of Understanding on Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (MHDVs), joining the path to 100% new #ZeroEmission MHDV sales by 2040 at the latest, along with 26 other countries
https://t.co/teQWITq5P8

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@SDGE and @GM announced an agreement investigating the potential for integrating #ElectricVehicles into the grid as a local energy source to increase #Resiliency
https://t.co/89DWH0PuWj

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

According to a new report from @Accenture, by 2030, 93% of companies will need to at least double the pace of their emissions reduction activities to meet their #NetZero targets
https://t.co/1BuXdTynG5

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@SaintGobainNA signed a 10-year #RenewableEnergy PPA with @TotalEnergies for 200MW of #SolarPower, offsetting roughly a third of the manufacturer's Scope 2 emissions
https://t.co/CUdsYuuNgk

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@7eleven enrolled in MI Green Power, @DTE_Energy's voluntary renewable energy program, which will enable the convenience store chain to achieve 100% #RenewableEnergy at southeast Michigan locations starting in 2025
https://t.co/qyMjiSijt7

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@GM announced that it has acquired enough #RenewableEnergy to power all of its US facilities by 2025, moving the motor company closer to its net zero emissions by 2050 goal
https://t.co/cxaCxyoHle

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@tacobell is bringing #Solar powered #ElectricVehicle charging stations to more than 100 locations in California over the next year
https://t.co/UzPIsRdHcX

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@AmysKitchen announced a first-of-its-kind #RenewableEnergy PPA with @Orsted to provide #WindPower to almost 30% of its operations, furthering its @theRE100 goal of powering 100% of its operations with #Renewable electricity by 2030
https://t.co/Xatcx4Fpwz

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@NASA invented a new type of high-performance battery, which, compared to lithium-ion batteries:

⚡Weighs 30-40% less
⚡Is less prone to overheating and fires
⚡Stores double to triple the amount of energy
⚡Can rapidly discharge energy

https://t.co/bojd3WZ2eX

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@Nissan, one of the world's largest #ElectricVehicle manufacturers, is promoting the circular economy by ensuring more than 30% of the weight of each new vehicle comes from non-new material resources
https://t.co/joptGGEMBr

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

Since its founding in 2019, @ClimatePledge has reached 376 signatories across sectors, industries, and countries, with companies working together to #decarbonize the economy
https://t.co/sHEAstXI56

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

Companies of all sizes across all industries have improved their #Sustainability performance over the past five years with improvements in supply chain environmental impacts, according to a new report from @ecovadis
https://t.co/51dwNpomfN

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

A new report from @EDF projects that worldwide #ElectricVehicle investments will grow to more than $626 billion by 2030, an increase of 20% from 6 months ago, signaling a rapid transition to #ZeroEmission vehicles
https://t.co/9iqIEWkDxG

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@thermofisher signed an 8-year PPA with @Enel to deliver 90 MW of #WindPower to the science company as part of its strategy to transition most locations globally to #RenewableEnergy
https://t.co/3vW97DxL77

[Corporate Climate Initiative @CorpClimate]

@WhirlpoolCorp announced a #RenewableEnergy VPPA with @ENGIEgroup for 53 MW of #WindPower to help meet their #NetZero goals for limiting scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 https://t.co/vVlm3L4BKi