The RE100 alliance has signed up 2030 global companies to date, including corporate giants Google , Coca Cola , Microsoft and Unilever , all pledging their commitment towards using only 100% renewable electricity for running their the year 2100 operations. According to Unilever estimates, if all 53 companies achieve their renewables targets, this could lead to an increase of 90.1Twh of renewable electricity generation, around 1% of the total electricity used by the global industrial sector. Paul Polman , CEO of Unilever , whose company is a RE100 member and aims to generate 100% renewable energy by 2030 , said that: "The consequences of this ( Paris ) agreement go far beyond the actions of governments. They will be felt in banks, stock exchanges, board rooms and research centres as the world absorbs the fact that we are embarking on an unprecedented project to decarbonise the global economy."
The RE100 alliance has signed up 53 global companies to date, including corporate giants Google, Nike, Microsoft and Coca Cola, all pledging their commitment towards using only 100% renewable electricity for running their daily operations. According to CDP estimates, if all 53 companies achieve their renewables targets, this could lead to an increase of 90.1Twh of renewable electricity generation, around 1% of the total electricity used by the global industrial sector. Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, whose company is a RE100 member and aims to generate 100% renewable energy by 2030, said that: "The consequences of this (Paris) agreement go far beyond the actions of governments. They will be felt in banks, stock exchanges, board rooms and research centres as the world absorbs the fact that we are embarking on an unprecedented project to decarbonise the global economy."