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1 month ago | 
smartenergydecisions.com | GHG Emissions |James Burton
Fighting climate change means taking serious steps to reduce carbon emissions generated by buildings. Leading-edge states and local governments are shifting to mandatory building performance policies like building performance standards (BPS). These standards are designed to reduce carbon emissions in buildings. They improve energy, gas and water use, and drive continuous, long-term improvement in the building stock.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
smartenergydecisions.com | GHG Emissions
Concrete is integral to the data centers that bring our technologies and programs to life. At the same time, cement in concrete is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for approximately 8% of global emissions1. As we focus on reducing our emissions and achieving net zero emissions across our value chain in 2030, we continue to explore new approaches to data center design to minimize the environmental impact of our infrastructure.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
smartenergydecisions.com | GHG Emissions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has developed a National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building, a building that is highly energy efficient, does not emit greenhouse gases directly from energy use, and is powered solely by clean energy. Part 1 of the Definition sets criteria for a building with zero emissions from energy used for building operations, applies to existing buildings and new construction, and covers commercial and residential buildings not owned by the U.S. federal government.
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May 29, 2024 | 
smartenergydecisions.com | GHG Emissions |Sourcing Renewables
While voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) remain relatively small today, they have the potential to grow in the coming years and channel a significant amount of private capital to support the energy transition and combat climate change, with the right incentives and guardrails in place.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
smartenergydecisions.com | GHG Emissions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new roadmap that sets aggressive success targets for interconnection improvement by 2030 and outlines tools that will improve the process for connecting more clean energy projects to a reliable grid, while helping achieve the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of 100% clean electricity by 2035.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
smartenergydecisions.com | GHG Emissions |Diana L. Lee
Green Lease Leaders has set the industry standard for green lease language since 2014. The original iteration of the Green Lease Leaders program focused on office properties in the U.S. Over the past 10 years, the program has evolved to encourage continued green leasing best practice enhancement and encompass a wider range of property types around the world. A major component of the program’s success is that it strengthens relationships between landlords and tenants.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
smartenergydecisions.com | GHG Emissions
The U.S. Department of Energy led the development of a Blueprint for decarbonizing U.S. buildings by 2050 to lay out a national strategy for aggressively reducing building greenhouse gas emissions while delivering equity, affordability, and resilience benefits to communities. The Blueprint aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. buildings 65% by 2035 and 90% by 2050 vs. 2005 while centering equity and benefits to communities.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
smartenergydecisions.com | GHG Emissions
The chemicals industry is critical for the U.S. economy, supporting more than 25% of the U.S. gross domestic product. However, it is heavily dependent on fossil resources both as a feedstock and for energy and is responsible for 513 million metric tons of energy-related CO2 emissions. Decarbonizing the chemicals sector is an essential part of the strategy to achieve a strong, competitive, and net-zero industrial sector of the future.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
smartenergydecisions.com | GHG Emissions
Celanese Corporation sought to improve and expand its ability to report Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data to stakeholders — including investors, customers, and regulatory agencies — by housing all sustainability data in a single IT platform. Given that Celanese operates 35 diverse and complex manufacturing plants in 19 countries, implementing an enhanced reporting system was a complex task.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
smartenergydecisions.com | GHG Emissions
When it comes to electrification, GM is serious about introducing a range of zero-tailpipe emissions vehicles and applications. From lithium-ion batteries to hydrogen fuel cells, GM is dedicated to helping other companies integrate these solutions into their business operations — and that extends beyond just the fuel cells and batteries. GM’s latest fuel cell-related project is a hydrogen-based worksite ecosystem, centered around its fleet of medium-duty fuel cell trucks.
