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Deutsche Bank , Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are among 10 companies that have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their offices by 40% over the next 10 years.
All 10 companies have signed up to expand New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg 's Carbon Challenge , which is part of the city's PlaNYC sustainability plan . The seven other companies that signed the agreement are AIG , BlackRock , Bloomberg, Credit Suisse , Google, JetBlue Airways and PVH . These companies join 17 universities ( with more than 35 campuses) that have adopted the Carbon Challenge since its launch in 2007 , and 11 major hospital organizations that joined in 2009 .
Bloomberg, Credit Suisse , Deutsche Bank , Goldman Sachs and Telegram Number Data JPMorgan Chase , the largest member in the New York area , have pledged to reduce emissions from their New York offices by up to 40% over 10 years.
Deutsche Bank said it has completed about 80 projects in the past few years , reducing electricity consumption in New York by 18.3 million kilowatt-hours per year , or about a quarter. The bank said the company recently installed 682 solar panels on the roof of its New York office , which will reduce CO2 emissions by 100 tons per year. In 2009 , the company installed a 250- kilowatt- hour solar panel on the roof of its Piscataway, New Jersey, office.
Five other companies have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their New York City offices by 30%.
participating in the Carbon Challenge , four universities and one hospital have already achieved their targets . Barnard College, the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York University, Rockefeller University and New York Queens Hospital reduced emissions by an average of 33.3% and reduced energy use by 22% . Last year alone , the agencies reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 86,000 tons and saved $ 19 million through lower energy costs , the mayor's office said .
The Fashion Institute of Technology became the first university to achieve its Carbon Challenge targets and continues the initiative with the installation of a second green roof . Through thermal power plants , energy efficiency projects and campus -wide engagement initiatives , NYU achieved its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent in 2011 , six years ahead of its 2017 commitment date. The country currently aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2016.
All 10 companies have signed up to expand New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg 's Carbon Challenge , which is part of the city's PlaNYC sustainability plan . The seven other companies that signed the agreement are AIG , BlackRock , Bloomberg, Credit Suisse , Google, JetBlue Airways and PVH . These companies join 17 universities ( with more than 35 campuses) that have adopted the Carbon Challenge since its launch in 2007 , and 11 major hospital organizations that joined in 2009 .
Bloomberg, Credit Suisse , Deutsche Bank , Goldman Sachs and Telegram Number Data JPMorgan Chase , the largest member in the New York area , have pledged to reduce emissions from their New York offices by up to 40% over 10 years.
Deutsche Bank said it has completed about 80 projects in the past few years , reducing electricity consumption in New York by 18.3 million kilowatt-hours per year , or about a quarter. The bank said the company recently installed 682 solar panels on the roof of its New York office , which will reduce CO2 emissions by 100 tons per year. In 2009 , the company installed a 250- kilowatt- hour solar panel on the roof of its Piscataway, New Jersey, office.
Five other companies have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their New York City offices by 30%.
participating in the Carbon Challenge , four universities and one hospital have already achieved their targets . Barnard College, the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York University, Rockefeller University and New York Queens Hospital reduced emissions by an average of 33.3% and reduced energy use by 22% . Last year alone , the agencies reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 86,000 tons and saved $ 19 million through lower energy costs , the mayor's office said .
The Fashion Institute of Technology became the first university to achieve its Carbon Challenge targets and continues the initiative with the installation of a second green roof . Through thermal power plants , energy efficiency projects and campus -wide engagement initiatives , NYU achieved its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent in 2011 , six years ahead of its 2017 commitment date. The country currently aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2016.