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Shell International Petroleum Company Limited and Microsoft Corporation announced Sept. 22 that they are teaming up on a collaboration to help the other achieve their net zero carbon goals and further support the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Microsoft Corp. announced Sept. 15 a new partnership with bp to develop digital solutions for energy systems that advance both companies' net zero carbon goals.

Dow announced in their newest sustainability report released Sept. 11 that they reduced greenhouse gas intensity 3% between 2018 and 2019, which is a 13% reduction since their 2006 baseline, and saw a total emissions reduction of 582,000 metric tons in 2019.

Kaiser Permanente announced Sept. 14 that they have officially achieved carbon neutral status, becoming the first healthcare system in the U.S. to do so.

When making energy decisions, many Texas businesses think about competitive supply and distributed energy resources (DERs) separately. And until now, the approach made sense. But it may no longer be the most practical or cost-effective game plan. This white paper produced by NRG introduces a new approach, a cohesive and flexible energy strategy that bundles and coordinates your competitive supply and DERs. Managing these resources together achieves price benefits beyond their individual values.

When making energy decisions, many Texas businesses think about competitive supply and distributed energy resources (DERs) separately. And until now, the approach made sense. But it may no longer be the most practical or cost-effective game plan. This white paper produced by NRG introduces a new approach, a cohesive and flexible energy strategy that bundles and coordinates your competitive supply and DERs.

Unilever announced Sept. 1 that they will be replacing 100% of the carbon derived from fossil fuels in their cleaning and laundry product formulations with renewable or recycled carbon by 2030 as part of their €1 billion Clean Future investment.

BrewDog became the world's first international brewery to become carbon negative by investing £30 million into carbon removal and climate change projects.

Uniper Global Commodities announced Aug. 20 that they will be implementing a blockchain-based small-scale liquefied natural gas trading and fulfillment platform that will result in market efficiencies and cost savings.

Smart Energy Decisions announces the debut on August 14 of “Smart Energy Voices,” a podcast series featuring conversations with leaders of the energy transition. In each episode, Smart Energy Decisions founder John Failla digs deep with industry movers and shakers to reveal insights you can learn from in their stories, personalities, and visions for the future.