GHG Emissions | Page 19

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a global medical technology company,  announced it has surpassed its Scope 1 and 2 science-based GHG emissions reduction targets for FY 2023 by 5 percentage points and received approval for near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets from the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi).

Google's 2024 Environmental Report provides an overview of the company's sustainability strategy, targets, and annual progress toward them. Among the highlights to explore are the company's efforts to harness technology — particularly AI — to drive positive environmental change and operate the business sustainably. And the challenges? Total GHG emissions increased 13% year-over-year in 2023, primarily driven by increased data center energy consumption and supply chain emissions.

Toyota Motor North America invested in a new high-powered charging network along with seven other automakers to support its buildout for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) across North America.

Snohomish County Public Utility District signed a contract to construct a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a 20-year guaranteed capacity of 25 megawatts and 100 megawatt-hours.

The city of Boston will expand access to curbside EV charging and establish a public-private partnership that will help the city demonstrate a scalable model of deploying EV charging stations in the public right-of-way.

American Airlines entered into a conditional purchase agreement for 100 hydrogen-electric engines.

Natural gas producer Ascent Resources lowered its Scope 1 GHG emissions intensity to approximately 20% below the company's 2020 baseline year.

Microsoft entered an agreement to purchase 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over six years, the largest single purchase of CDR credits enabled by Direct Air Capture (DAC) to date.

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U.S. Army Garrison Fort Eisenhower entered a $72 million utility energy service contract (UESC) to increase the energy efficiency of the 55,000-acre military installation located near Augusta, Georgia.