The Detroit automaker, which initially targeted the year 2050 to achieve its all-renewables goal, said it secured sourcing agreements from 16 renewable energy plants across 10 states.
In early 2021, GM moved up its all-renewables target date to 2030, then advanced that goal by five years this week. The five-year difference will help erase an estimated 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions, equal to the emissions produced by burning 1 billion pounds of coal, GM said. 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,” says Kristen Siemen, the company's chief sustainability officer. “Securing the renewable energy we need to achieve our goal demonstrates tangible progress in reducing our emissions in all aspects of our business, ultimately moving us closer to our vision of a future with zero emissions.
In recent years, the Detroit automaker has committed to invest $35 billion into electric and autonomous vehicle production with the goal of eliminating tailpipe emissions from its U.S. light-duty autos by 2035.
Wood burning robots?
Just because you shift the energy creation from your house to your neighbors house, doesn't make your house 'renewable'
4th IR Infrastructure setting in for Agenda 2030.
Well GM is practically running on tax payers subsidies anyway. Hey Ford! Hold my beer!
Translation: By 2025 we plan to move %90 of our manufacturing from America to India.