GM'S ‘CLIMATE DECLARATION' SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS
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◾Recognized by the Solar Energy Industries Association as a 'Solar Champion' for significantly impacting the establishment of a strong U.S. solar industry. ◾Invested $24 million to use 14 more megawatts of landfill gas at Fort Wayne and Orion assembly plants to avoid 23,000 metric tons of CO2 per year and save a combined $10 million in energy costs annually.◾Contracted to turn solid municipal waste from Metro Detroit into process steam to heat and cool portions of Detroit-Hamtramck assembly, removing coal-fired boilers. ◾Completed Ohio's largest rooftop solar array, a 1.8MW installation at GM Toledo Transmission. ◾Earned four new LEED certifications for a total of six worldwide. ◾Participated in U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings, Better Plants program to achieve 25-percent combined energy use reduction at 25 plants by 2018 for a savings of $7 million. ◾Earned ISO 50001 certification for energy management at two facilities in Argentina and Mexico for a total of nine worldwide. ◾Cut energy use by more than 20,000 metric tons of CO2 at three buildings recognized in EPA's National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings, saving $1 million. ◾Announced partnerships with Honda and U.S. Army advancing fuel cell system and technology development. ◾Applied the first 'real-world' use of OnStar's Smart Grid solutions by teaming with TimberRock to use a fleet of electric vehicles to help regulate energy flow. 'GM has come a long way in adapting to today's market and environmental climate,' said Anne Kelly, director of the Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy coalition at Ceres. 'We look forward to GM's continued proactive, collaborative action to turn sustainability challenges into economic opportunities.'
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