Johnson Controls, Covestro join EP100; pledge energy productivity

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The Climate Group launched a new global program on energy productivity – EP100, an action of the We Mean Business coalition – at the Energy Efficiency Global Forum (EE Global) in Washington D.C. today.

The program supports influential businesses pledging to double their energy productivity and seeking to maximize economic output.

Johnson Controls, a global technology company; and Covestro AG, a polymer company, joined as new members, pledging to double their energy productivity by 2030 on a baseline of 2009 and 2005 respectively.

They join Mahindra & Mahindra, who joined EP100 last month and pledged to double their energy productivity by 2030 on a baseline of 2008-2009.

EP100 Executive Committee member, Rachel Kyte, CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, said, “Less than six months after the Paris Agreement, leading businesses are continuing to take the ambitious climate action the economy needs.”

“By publicly committing to double their energy productivity, these global companies are seizing the clear potential to cut energy costs, enhance profitability and avoid fluctuating energy shocks. EP100 is a step forward for bold business action – while setting us on course to achieve the world’s shared goals of sustainable, efficient energy for all,” Kyte said.

The launch of EP100 comes after world leaders gathered for the Signing Ceremony of the Paris Agreement last month. In working with the world’s most influential businesses, EP100 will accelerate the transition to a clean economy and deliver national climate ambitions by driving energy productive business models.

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