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Energy Efficiency - November 24, 2020

Philly Met uses Penn.'s first retroactive C-PACE to cover past energy upgrades

The owners of the Met Philadelphia announced Nov. 25 that it is retroactively using Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing to pay for energy efficiency upgrades to the building that occurred in 2018, a first for the commonwealth.

Energy Efficiency - November 24, 2020

New report outlines top priorities in energy for the next year

Energy transformation and sustainability economies are set to be the biggest focus in the energy and environment industry in the coming year as the industry evolves to face new challenges, a new report found.

Energy Efficiency - November 18, 2020

Colgate-Palmolive eyes net zero by 2040, 100% RE by 2030

Colgate-Palmolive announced Nov. 18 its sustainability strategy for 2025 and beyond, which includes a target to source 100% renewable electricity for its global operations by 2030 and achieve net zero carbon emissions globally by 2040.

Sourcing Renewables - November 18, 2020

Quebec government unveils massive green economy plan

The Government of Quebec announced Nov. 16 its massive "Plan for a Green Economy 2030," which has a budget of $6.7 billion CAD over five years and will focus heavily on the electrification of transportation and clean electricity to reduce its emissions output to only 54 million tons of CO2e by 2030.

November 16, 2020

Beyond the Meter Podcast - Episode 13: ESG Investing & Innovative Financing Models

Environmental, Social, and Governance factors (ESG's) refer to a set of standards that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. ESG's are increasing in importance and many companies are looking to ESGs to guide sustainability decisions and to prove their sustainability commitment to customers and stakeholders. Join us for this episode of Beyond the Meter as Cari Boyce, Katherine Neebe, and Doug Esamann join host John Failla to discuss the steps Duke Energy has taken and continues to take in the adoption and implementation of ESGs in moving toward its sustainability goals.

GHG Emissions - November 13, 2020

Black & Veatch commits to carbon neutrality in five years

Black & Veatch announced Nov. 12 that it is committed to carbon neutrality by 2025 and to aligning its sustainability path with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

GHG Emissions - November 12, 2020

Wild West of net zero targeting called into question by new initiatives

Amid a growing number of net zero targets coming from large companies, there is an emerging need to set standards and common language in order for stakeholders to make sense of it all, a new study found.

Energy Efficiency - November 11, 2020

Minnesota town completes $2.5M energy efficiency project

The City of Virginia, Minn., announced Nov. 10 that it completed a citywide energy efficiency project financed by a $2.5 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) that will guarantee energy cost savings and reduce municipal energy consumption by approximately 21%.

Energy Efficiency - November 9, 2020

Knight-Swift looks to improving vehicle technology to achieve emissions goal

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings reported in its new sustainability report that it is pursuing an interim target of a 5% reduction in emissions by 2025 along the way to its previously made target of a 50% reduction by 2035.

Sourcing Renewables - November 7, 2020