Across The Wire

  1. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Announces New Sustainability Initiative And Deployment Of Zero-Emissions Vehicle 9/29/2020

    Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (“Knight-Swift” or “the Company”), North America’s largest truckload transportation company, announced today that the Company has set a goal to reduce its carbon emissions in half by the year 2035

  2. Newlight Technologies' AirCarbon Material Has Been Certified Carbon Negative By The Carbon Trust 9/25/2020

    Newlight Technologies, Inc., a biotechnology company based in Southern California dedicated to making materials that improve the environment, has worked with the Carbon Trust, an independent organization with a mission to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy, to calculate and certify the cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of Newlight's AirCarbon product

  3. CEMEX’s Operations In Europe Announce A CO2 Reduction Target Of At Least 55% By 2030 9/24/2020

    CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today that it is the first company in its sector to target a CO2 reduction in its European operations of at least 55% by 2030

  4. Entergy Commits To Achieving Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050 9/24/2020

    Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR), a national leader in sustainability and environmental stewardship, announced today it is accelerating its climate action goals with a commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

  5. CyrusOne Pledges To Become Carbon Neutral By 2040 9/23/2020

    CyrusOne Inc. a premier global data center real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced a pledge to become carbon neutral by 2040 through the reduction of carbon emissions across the company’s global data center portfolio

  6. General Mills To Reduce Absolute Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 30% Across Its Full Value Chain Over Next Decade 9/21/2020

    General Mills announced a pledge to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent across its full value chain – from farm to fork to landfill – over the next 10 years1. The company also committed to a long-term goal to achieve net zero emission levels by 2050

  7. Nuveen Advances Its Action On Climate Change 9/19/2020

    Nuveen, the $1 trillion asset manager of TIAA , is partnering with leaders in climate change research on a unique initiative for the firm's investment professionals to advance its industry leading responsible investing expertise in meeting the sweeping portfolio risks posed by accelerating climate change

  8. EPRI President Says U.S. Could Produce Electricity With Little To No Carbon Emissions By 2050 9/18/2020

    On Thursday, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) President Arshad Mansoor told energy stakeholders a cleaner electric grid will be the catalyst for the entire U.S. energy sector to produce zero or near-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050

  9. New Ohio-Based Renewable Fuel Project Aims To Capture The Equivalent Of Nearly 50K Tons Of Carbon To Displace Diesel And Fuel 725 Biofuel Trucks 9/17/2020

    Fortistar, a privately-owned investment firm that addresses global challenges, and Rumpke Waste & Recycling, one of the nation’s largest privately-owned residential and commercial waste and recycling firms, announced commencement of construction of the Noble Road Landfill Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Project, a $33M transportation decarbonization project in Shiloh, Ohio

  10. AT&T Commits To Be Carbon Neutral By 2035; Announces Nationwide Expansion Of Climate Resilience Tool 9/17/2020

    AT&T* has committed to be carbon neutral across its entire global operations by 2035