Singapore, 21 May 2026 – Climate Group’s RE100 team and Climate Group China today officially launched the RE100 China Guidebook (referend as “Guidebook”) at the 2026 Asia Action Summit, provides practical guidance on ren...
A group of 14 leading businesses in South Africa, including Shoprite, have called on the Minister of Electricity and Energy to improve corporate access to renewable electricity in South Africa. In a letter to the Ministe...
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RE100 has called on the Korean government to safeguard its industrial development and energy security by positioning the country as a leader in renewable electricity in Asia-Pacific.
Asia is at the heart of global renewables growth with influential companies reporting significant increases in the use of renewables in Vietnam and India, according to a new RE100 report. It also shows over half the elec...
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Japan is a priority market for the RE100 campaign, the global corporate renewable energy initiative bringing together over 400 large and ambitious businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity.
Coal co-firing prolongs the damage coal does to our planet. It also diverts finance and focus away from greater renewable electricity generation and could lock coal into electricity grids for years to come.
RE100 has updated it's technical criteria, tightening the rules around co-firing. RE100’s technical criteria no longer allow members to claim renewable electricity use from co-firing involving coal – sending a clear sign...
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With over 120 RE100 members operating in Indonesia, the country is a priority market for the RE100 campaign. Our members have an electricity demand of 2.1 TWh in Indonesia, power that is committed to 100% renewable elect...
RE100 has officially expanded its global reach into Latin America, commencing with a high-profile launch event hosted by the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event marked the beginning of our partnership w...
Some 430 large global businesses have strongly encouraged Indonesia to increase its ambition on renewable electricity and unlock greater investment in the country’s energy transition. In a letter to President Joko Widodo...
RE100 is calling on the Japanese government to take urgent, concrete steps to grow its domestic renewable electricity capacity, using the upcoming 7th Strategic Energy Plan to set a target to triple Japan’s installed ren...
RE100 members report significant barriers to procuring renewable electricity in Japan such as high costs, limited supply, and procurement challenges. Renewables make up just 22% of the country’s electricity generation, t...
New companies joining RE100 have added 72 terawatt hours (TWh) to the campaign’s annual electricity demand. This is its largest ever year-on-year increase. This is according to the latest Annual Disclosure Report.
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As a major export market, Taiwan is a leading global producer of advanced semiconductors – technology which is integral to many of our most prized possessions.
The ever-growing RE100 membership, and the size of some of RE100’s newest members, has driven up the initiative’s combined annual electricity consumption. If the RE100 initiative was a country, it would be the world’s 10...
Investec joins RE100, committing to use 100% renewable electricity by 2030. The country is in an energy crisis where it is experiencing persistent loadshedding. There is a need to urgently respond with more sustainable, ...
The hardware, software, and services of the world’s technology companies are a pivotal part of modern life.
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Since the launch of the South Korean RE100 Localised Policy Messages (LPM) in March 2023, ambition and action on renewable electricity has gained momentum. It’s promising to see progress on the LPMs from the government a...
Brewing beer can famously require a lot of energy, with much of it used in heating during the production process and then cooling for consumption.
Earlier in the year, RE100 team members Maddy Pickup and Toby Walker spent a few weeks in Indonesia as part of our efforts to expand policy advocacy activities into new priority geographies. Here they tell us about the k...
Launching at the B20, organised by the Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and COP27, ACEC will strategically improve the policy and regulatory environments for clean energy, in both national and regional Asian m...
Last week, Bloomberg Green reported that 87 countries have now reached the critical threshold of green technology usage that has been shown to lead to mass adoption across energy grids. For many, this will be a piece of ...
After an in-person hiatus for two years, we were delighted to once again welcome members to meet at this year’s Climate Week NYC. Companies were invited to attend two key events – RE100 Members’ Forum and RE100 Leadershi...
China, Spain and UK lead in rankings on ambition and progress towards renewables Australia, India, South Africa and Japan show promising improvements and opportunities for growth Canada and Brazil score low on ambition a...
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Corporations play a fundamental role in ensuring the world meets its net zero target by 2050. With over 370 global businesses signed up to RE100, many are already sourcing 100% of their electricity from renewables, makin...
Sam Kimmins, Director of Energy, Climate Group
The price of gas, coal and electricity has soared globally over the past six months
At the beginning of 2021, John Kerry, the US climate envoy called COP26 the world’s ‘last best chance’ to move on climate change. President Obama's former Secretary of State negotiated the landmark Paris climate agreemen...
Companies in South Africa are the largest consumers of electricity and therefore play a critical role in unlocking the widespread systemic change needed to achieve a carbon-neutral future.
RE100 brings together over 340 of the world’s most influential companies, committed to using 100% renewable electricity across their global operations.
RE100 hosted a webinar with RE100 members, PepsiCo and Salesforce, along with The Nature Conservancy and The National Audubon Society, to share examples of how corporate clean energy buyers can take action today to promo...
The RE100 Members’ Forum came together remotely at Climate Week NYC 2021 to discuss the significant strides the campaign continues to make as a force for clean and sustainable power. Hosted by Sam Kimmins, Head of RE100 ...
International non-profit The Climate Group, in partnership with the 2021 UN climate change conference and the City of New York, is hosting Climate Week NYC 2021. This event showcases leading climate actions and facilitat...
Why are businesses opting for onsite renewables?
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Twelve RE100 members have been shortlisted for the RE100 Leadership Awards 2021 by an international and independent judging panel, for their ambitious and pioneering work in accelerating the global transition to 100% ren...
We work with local partners in South Korea to raise awareness of Korean companies’ renewables ambition but also the barriers faced by global RE100 member companies and the solutions they want to see. Like in Japan where ...
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The Japanese Government today revealed a new renewable energy target, which at 36-38% by 2030 is an improvement on the previous 22-24%, but not nearly the 50% needed. This follows their recent announcement at the US Clim...
RE100 companies, committed to going 100% renewable, now have bigger electricity demand than either the UK or Italy. The influence of business in the drive to clean energy globally has reached a major threshold as big bus...