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In 2022, Norfolk City Council adopted a resolution around the commitment to reduce energy consumption by 20% as part of the Better Buildings Challenge. To increase awareness of participation, the City’s Environmental Sustainability Division created the Watts Going Down, Norfolk campaign, which has engaged 87% of City staff.

Mars, a snacks and pet care products and veterinary services manufacturer, continued to decouple carbon emissions from business growth by lowering absolute GHG emissions in the full value chain by 16% since 2015.

Ascend Elements, a Massachusetts-based battery materials company, committed to setting emissions reduction targets at the pace and scale required by climate science and in accordance with the Paris Agreement goals and is developing science-based targets for review and validation by The Science Based Target Initiative's (SBTi) technical experts.

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd., a national engineering services firm, finished the installation and activation of its first company-owned, stand-alone electric vehicle charging stations.

European Parliament Plenary President Elect Ursula von der Leyen announced that she plans to maintain the emission reduction goals set for 2030 and 2050.

Fast-casual restaurant company Just Salad completed corporate GHG inventory across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 in partnership with Greenplaces.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 25 selected applications for over $4.3 billion in grants to implement community-driven solutions to lower air pollution and accelerate the clean energy transition.

Michigan Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist announced that four projects will receive $6.25 million in total funding to scale critical Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM) infrastructure such as charging networks and energy efficiency.

Hawaiian Electric released an updated version of its Electrification of Transportation (EoT) Strategic Roadmap to support the growing electric vehicle market.

Five years into The Climate Pledge, Amazon's 2023 Sustainability Report showcases its progress in becoming a more sustainable company. This column presents highlights from the report, including how the company is meeting its energy goals, making strides to decarbonize its transportation and delivery fleet, improving delivery efficiency to reduce emissions, investing in climate solutions and more.