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ING announced Oct. 8 that it reduced its link to emissions from the power industry by reducing funding to coal-fired power plants by 22% in 2019 while increasing renewable energy financing.

Arkema announced Oct. 7 that it placed its first-ever Green Bond that will finance its new world-scale plant in Singapore.

Smart Energy Decisions has released the dates for its 2021 event schedule, which will include the Innovation Summit, Distributed Energy Forum, and summer and winter editions of the Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum. “We are committed to bringing our community together, be it physically or virtually throughout 2021, to help ensure their success,” said John Failla, Founder and Editorial Director of Smart Energy Decisions.

Apple, Amazon and Walmart ranked in the top corporate solar users in 2019 and were major contributors to the 1,286 MW of new commercial solar capacity that was added in the U.S. last year.

JPMorgan Chase announced Oct. 6 that they are committed to operational carbon neutrality starting in 2020 and will be pursuing ways to help clients reduce emissions by financing projects that have goals aligned with the Paris Agreement.

The Science Based Targets initiative released Oct. 1 the first framework established for financial institutions to set science-based targets and align their lending and investment activities with climate science.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories announced Oct. 5 that they are targeting a 55% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 based on a FY17-18 baseline.

Iron Mountain announced Oct. 6 a new project focused on continuously and cost-effectively powering their data centers in five states with renewable energy using risk management tools that increase reliability.

Anheuser-Busch InBev announced Oct. 6 a new partnership that will allow their beverages to be canned in a low-carbon aluminum made with renewable hydropower and recycled content.

EVRAZ North America will soon power their Pueblo, Colo., steel mill with solar power from a new 300 MW project that was recently financed in a $285 million deal.