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Amazon has partnered with European carriers to move products via more than 100 rail lanes and 300 sea routes to increase the number of customer deliveries and inventory transfers, which also lowers carbon emissions by almost 50%.

Part 1 of IMT's "Unintended Consequences & Potential Solutions of Building Decarbonization" uncovered the effects of these efforts on community-based organizations and local governments. In Part 2 of this series, Giulianna Di Lauro explores potential solutions to these unintended harms. Spoiler alert: community leadership is the key!

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) in Charlotte, North Carolina announced the initial deployment of three electrified school buses and three chargers.

Health insurance company Humana announced its commitment to reducing GHG emissions by 54.6 percent by 2032 from a 2019 base year.

Pilot Travel Centers LLC, General Motors, and EVgo Inc announced the first 17 locations of their national electric vehicle fast charging network are open for business.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order to begin converting vehicles owned and used by the state to zero-emission vehicles.

Sixty-six percent of Toyota and Lexus models available for purchase in North America now have an electrified option, with more on the way.

Pearl Crop, Inc., a food processing company with facilities spanning central California. announced a design build agreement for a 2.2 MWdc commercial solar project.

Russell Reynolds Associates, a global leadership advisory firm, announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated its goals to achieve net-zero GHG emissions across its value chain by 2050.

Oceaneering International, Inc., a global technology company, announced it has assessed its GHG inventory and prioritized certain decarbonization opportunities to achieve short- and mid-term activity-based carbon reduction targets.