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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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GM’s energy management and renewable energy programs have helped reduce carbon intensity of manufacturing by 5.3% Also during the 12-month period, renewable energy use decreased from 73 MW to 62.3 Also during the 12-month period, renewable energy use decreased from 73 MW to 62.3 GM has a goal of 125 MW renewable energy.

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 A key feature of the 2014 result was the rapid expansion of renewables into new markets in developing countries. billion.

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