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Corporate climate action: 3 acceleration areas to get ahead on in 2024

Corporate Knights

For example, AlphaStruxure’s Energy as a Service model, pioneered by Schneider Electric and the Carlyle Group, combined with EcoStruxure Microgrid solutions, helped Montgomery County become a leader in fleet electrification and a sustainability archetype for local governments across the United States — all with zero capital outlay.

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White vans go green: Half a million builders and plumbers needed to reach Net Zero

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It includes £40bn for ‘retrofit’ such as energy saving and efficiency in homes and businesses; £10bn for renewables such as solar, wind and biomass; £30bn for low carbon heating such as district heating networks; £10bn for smart energy systems; and £10bn for low emissions transport such as electric and hydrogen vehicles.[4].