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Article

11 Nov 2016

Author:
Mars, Incorporated, in PR Newswire (USA)

Mars invests in wind farm to be developed in Mexico, in effort to eliminate use of fossil fuels by 2040

"Mars calls on global leaders to take bold action on climate change, accelerates its own renewable energy efforts," 11 Nov 2016

Mars, Incorporated is urging the business community and global leaders at COP22 to take bold action to implement the targets agreed last year in Paris for tackling climate change. Mars combined this call to action with an announcement of plans for a wind farm in Mexico…Mars has an ambition to eliminate all fossil fuel use from its operations by 2040…Mars' new wind farm in Mexico is the latest in a series of major renewable electricity projects. In just over a year, Mars has announced three new wind projects across three continents…Damian Ryan, Acting CEO of The Climate Group said: "…The move will also help to develop a growing renewables market in Mexico..."…Mars' commitments are underpinned by the science-based goals that steer all of its sustainability programs—including achieving zero waste to landfill across all its sites by 2015, and eliminating 100% of GHG emissions from all global operations by 2040…

[Also refer to Eneco, Envision, Vive Energia.]