GM Pledges To Power All US Facilities With Renewable Energy By 2025
Achieving its goal five years ahead of its 2030 target, General Motors has announced it will be powering 100% of its facilities in the United States with renewable energy by 2025, an accelerated target the firm had said it hoped to hit in 2021.
Due to this shift, the company will avoid an estimated one million metric tons of carbon emissions that would’ve been produced in the extra half a decade, or the equivalent to burning over one billion pounds of coal.
“We believe it is critical—to ourselves, to our customers and to the future of the planet—to step up our efforts and reach ambitious targets that move us closer to a more sustainable world,” explained Kristen Siemen, GM Chief Sustainability Officer.
In addition to using renewable electricity, the firm has other plans for reducing its overall carbon emissions, such as by increasing its energy efficiency and sourcing for renewable energy through investment, generation, or power purchases.
Furthermore, by working to develop new technology to store such energy over the mid- to long-term and by pushing for better policies to encourage a carbon-free industry. t
The firm hopes its renewable energy portfolio—currently comprising 16 renewable plants across 10 states—will continue to grow and lead other businesses in the space.
As GM summed up, by gathering the renewable energy needed to power its operations and reducing its greenhouse emissions, it’s no doubt moving closer towards a “vision of a future with zero emissions.”
