General Motors has finalized the energy-sourcing agreements it needs to secure 100 percent of the energy needed to power all its U.S. facilities by 2025.
This is in line with the accelerated target announced in September 2021, which is five years ahead of the 2030 target announced in early 2021 and 25 years ahead of the initial target of 2050, set in 2016. GM has plans to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new U.S. light-duty vehicles by 2034, and also has committed to invest $35 billion in electric and autonomous vehicles through 2025.
By finalizing these agreements, GM expects to avoid the production of around 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions that would have been produced between 2025 and 2030.
“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,†said Kristen Siemen, chief sustainability officer at GM. â€
