Pittsburgh’s energy-saving 2030 District leads 22 cities in North America
Pittsburgh is the North American leader in terms of size out of 22 international 2030 Districts a voluntary effort to get property owners to commit to reducing energy use, water consumption and emissions usage by 50% by 2030. In addition, new construction and major renovation projects have committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2030 as part of the effort.
Pittsburgh has more than 86 million square feet of property dedicated to the 2030 District, encompassing 556 buildings. (New York City has so far committed only 21 million square feet of buildings). The world-renowned South Side-based Green Building Alliance, which has been spearheading the effort since 2012, calculates that this has meant savings of $205.8 million in energy and water costs, and 1.85 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions avoided since 2012. Pittsburgh is also the first 2030 District to collect data on indoor air quality.
Peduto wins top award for mayoral leadership on climate change
With leadership lacking at the federal level, many of America’s mayors have stepped forward to provide some crucial momentum in addressing the crisis of climate change.
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is being awarded first place for the 14th Annual Climate Protection Awards, an initiative sponsored by The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and Walmart. Pittsburgh won in the Large Cities category, with populations greater than 100,000.
“We’ve seen fires raging in the West, superstorms flooding in the South and the heartland as well,” said USCM CEO and and Executive Director Tom Cochran, during the online awards ceremony on Friday. “It looks like 2020 is going to be the hottest year on record. And that’s why mayoral leadership in this climate emergency is more important than it’s ever been.”
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14th Annual Climate Protection Awards Recognize Mayors for Climate Action
December 18, 2020 By Editor
Pittsburgh And West Hartford Mayors Win Top Honors
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2020 Mayors across the United States are being recognized today for their local climate efforts as part of the
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th Annual Climate Protection Awards, an initiative sponsored by The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Walmart.
Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto and West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor have won top honors for 2020, joining 10 other mayoral awardees. The award program demonstrates how cities of all sizes are dealing with the effects of climate change and the impact mayors are having on protecting the environment for future generations.
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Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto speaks during a virtual meeting Friday where he accepted a first place climate protection award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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Pittsburgh’s efforts to purchase all of its energy from renewable resources using the Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium have netted the city top honors among large cities in the 2020 Climate Protection Awards presented Friday by the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Mayor Bill Peduto was called a visionary by San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo during the virtual awards presentation.
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Enel X North America Sees Strong Growth Across Storage, Demand Response and EV Charging as More Organizations Shift Towards Decarbonization in 2020
December 17, 2020 GMT
BOSTON - December 17, 2020 - ( Newswire.com )
Enel X, the Enel Group’s advanced energy services business line, today announced record growth and key milestones across the business in 2020, as commercial and industrial customers, utilities, cities and consumers embrace the increasing need to address the global climate crisis through the adoption of sustainable energy solutions.
“Throughout 2020, we’ve experienced constant effects of the climate crisis, from heat waves, hurricanes, wildfires and more, yet we’ve seen businesses, utilities, consumers and cities alike reaffirm their commitments to more sustainable energy solutions that support the local grid and the environment,” said Surya Panditi, Head of Enel X No