IBM Reports 4% Energy Savings, Net CO2 Emissions Up 5%

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November 13, 2008

IBM released its 2007-2008 Corporate Responsibility Report (PDF) and reported that it exceeded its corporate goal of 3.5 percent energy saving and cut 3.8 percent of its total energy use. However, IBM reported a 5 percent increase in its net CO2 emissions due to business growth.

IBM’s conservation projects cut electricity use by almost 180 kilowatt hours, reduced 2.7 million gallons of fuel and avoided 111,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions, as well as saving the company $19.3 million in energy costs.

In 2007, IBM increased its total purchase of renewable energy to 455,000 megawatt hours, representing….

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