Calgary Alberts - Canadian Pacific (CP) has begun work to install a solar energy farm at its corporate headquarters.
 
The installation is expected to generate more power than consumed annually at CP's main headquarters building by early 2021.
 
The project, which will be built over five hectares, and see 500 parking stalls covered and a solar garden created, will generate up to five megawatts of electricity while avoiding an estimated 2,600 tonnes of carbon emissions a year, equal to taking approximately 570 cars off the road.
 
The project will also assist in reducing CP's Scope 2 emissions, a category specific to indirect emissions related to electricity usage.
 
CP moved its headquarters, including its operations centre, from leased downtown office space in Calgary to the company-owned 101 hectare campus in Ogden in 2013.
 
The one-of-a-kind campus features large green spaces, walking paths, cafeteria, and other amenities.
 
Today's announcement will mean free covered parking for employees and designated electric vehicle charging stations.
 
On 30 Jul 2020 CP released its first public statement on climate change.
 
The statement acknowledges the effects of rising global temperatures and lays out the company's commitment to ongoing efforts to mitigate the impacts.
 
CP has long focused on energy-saving initiatives as a core component of its sustainability practices.
 
Since 1990, the company has improved its locomotive fuel efficiency by more than 40 percent through many different initiatives and programs designed to improve fuel economy and reduce air emissions.
 
The application of leading practices, emerging tools, relationship building across the value chain and industrial sector will remain critical as the company addresses the challenges of climate change.
 
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