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Report: "Getting to 100%" Charts Path to 100% Renewable Electricity for Companies and Governments

12/14/2015

A growing number of companies and governments are aiming to achieve renewable electricity targets of 50%, 75%, or even 100%. For example, in 2015 alone, California established a 50% by 2030 renewable portfolio standard (RPS); Vermont a 75% RPS by 2032; and Hawaii a 100% RPS by 2045. Dozens of corporations are already procuring 100% of their electrons from renewables for their U.S. operations, including Apple, Intel, and Kohl’s. A new report, Getting to 100, published by CleanEdge, assesses and analyzes the full suite of options available for aggressively expanding corporate and government use of clean energy, including onsite renewables, community solar, utility-scale renewables, renewable energy credits (RECs), green energy tariffs, and third party clean-energy offerings.

1000 City and Regional Leaders Pledge to go 100% Renewable

12/7/2015

At the Climate Summit for Local Leaders held in Paris on December 4, 2015, more than 1,000 city and regional officials issued the Paris City Hall Declaration committing to "support ambitious long-term climate goals such as a transition to 100% renewable energy in our communities, or a 80% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2050." More here.

Indigenous Peoples Present Solutions to Climate Change at Paris COP21

12/7/2015

In Paris, Indigenous peoples called on world leaders to keep fossil fuels in the ground, respect human rights, and transition to 100% clean renewable energy.

A coalition of Indigenous leaders and activists from North and South America gathered at a press conference on Sunday 12/6/15 to present three key documents on climate change.

The documents, proposed by Indigenous leaders from the Arctic to the Amazon, on Sunday 12/6/15 include:

the first international treaty between Indigenous women of the Americas,
a call for international recognition and protection of sacred territories, and
a declaration cosigned by more than 150 indigenous leaders, environmental, and climate justice organizations that urges world leaders to keep fossil fuels in the ground.

Indigenous leaders and their allies urged world governments to include the rights of native communities in the text of the international treaty expected to come out of the U.N. Climate Summit in Paris.

Report: "Getting to 100%" Charts Path to 100% Renewable Electricity for Companies and Governments

1000 City and Regional Leaders Pledge to go 100% Renewable

Indigenous Peoples Present Solutions to Climate Change at Paris COP21

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