Last Thursday evening our very own TJ DiCaprio was awarded the Environmental Protection Agency Individual Climate Leadership Awardfor the work she has done to reduce carbon pollution and address climate change as Microsoft’s Senior Director of Environmental Sustainability. TJ was recognized for the role she has played in our internal carbon fee initiative.
As lead architect of the carbon fee, she worked with senior executives across the company to design an innovative approach that puts a price on the cost of pollution and raises funds for efficiency and renewable energy projects. The result of this work has been a model that provides an incentive for internal business groups to reach Microsoft’s objective of carbon neutrality. In addition to spearheading our carbon fee, Microsoft purchased 1.1 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power in 2012, making us the third largest purchaser of green power in the Unites States, according to the EPA.
For a deeper look at TJ and Microsoft’s work on the carbon fee, you can check out my recent interview with TJ that was published here on the Microsoft Green Blog.
The world is abuzz with curiosity about what the future will be like as we connect cars, appliances, even entire cities with the Internet of Things (IoT). This technology evolution will usher in new opportunities [...]
As world leaders, business executives, the scientific community, and others meet in Paris for the COP-21 summit it is clear that the question is no longer whether our climate is changing, but how do we [...]
At yesterday’s White House Summit on “Climate & the Road to Paris: Business & Science Coming Together administration officials announced that 81 companies have now made public commitments to the “American [...]
All over the world, smart technologies are revolutionizing urban life. They are making cities more livable (safer, healthier, more convenient, and more vibrant), more workable (more mobile, competitive, [...]
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an amazing new revolution in technology that connects everyday objects that are not traditionally connected to the internet. This week, ITI’s Dean Garfield emceed a great [...]
Earlier today, ITI testified at the House Energy and Power Subcommittee Hearing on “Strategic Petroleum Reserve Discussion Draft and Title IV Energy Efficiency.” Rona Newmark of EMC Corp served as our [...]
Earlier today, Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) reintroduced the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (EEGTA). They were joined by Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), David McKinley [...]
I’m in San Francisco for the first ACEEE Intelligent Efficiency Conference, “Mainstreaming Intelligent Efficiency.” After attending last night’s opening reception, I can tell this is going to be a great [...]
In 2010, U.S. drivers used 170 billion gallons of gasoline, enough to drive about 3 trillion miles—the equivalent of about one thousand trips to Pluto. That mobility was unprecedented, but those gas-guzzling [...]
The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) strongly supports today’s introduction by Sens. Mark Udall (D-CO) and Ed Markey (D-MA) of the “Access to Consumer Energy Information Act” or “E-Access [...]