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Google has made $2.5 billion in equity commitments for renewable energy projects worldwide, according to its 2016 environmental report, which also put numbers on efforts to make its data centers as energy efficient as possible.

A new set of recommendations intended to help businesses better disclose climate-related financial risks and opportunities were released Dec. 14 by the task force launched by the Financial Stability Board and led by former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg.

Current, the energy management "startup" launched by General Electric just over a year ago is undergoing a corporate reorganization, Greentech Media reported Dec. 12.

How can a corporate executive distinguish energy efficiency projects that will pay off from the ones that are full of hot air (and not in a good way)?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will introduce nationwide carbon pricing in 2018.

This webinar, sponsored by Edison Energy, examines how it is that commercial and industrial organizations in the U.S. spend an estimated $260 billion on electricity and natural gas every year, and the potential to reduce that amount by up to $80 billion.

As Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ventures farther down its somewhat long and winding road to 100% renewable energy, advancements in technologies such as energy storage and in the way it works with its utilities are accelerating its journey.

This white paper, presented by Edison Energy, addresses the $260 billion that commercial and industrial organizations spend on electricity and natural gas every year, and the opportunities for large energy users to reduce their spending.

Through increasing its use of renewable energy and energy efficiency, apparel and footwear company VF Corp. has reduced its global carbon emissions 12% while adding 500 sites to its global operations between 2011 and 2015.

Continuing its push into the renewable energy industry, Apple Inc. will acquire a 30% stake in four wind projects from China's largest wind manufactuer.