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Browsing: ATC Africa Sustainability
- In Africa, American Tower cut the emissions intensity per tower by 21% compared to their 2019 baseline due to rising use of solar.
- American Tower has invested over $350 million in energy reduction initiatives in Africa since 2018.
- Founded in 1995, American Tower is one of the largest, publicly held global real estate investment trusts.
The American Tower Corporation, a big player in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), reduced its direct greenhouse gas emissions (scope 1) by 11 per cent last year, mainly by using more solar energy.
In Africa, the corporation cut the emissions intensity per tower by 21 per cent compared to their 2019 levels, attributable to increased deployment of on-site solar power.
The company’s 2022 Sustainability report notes that the number of hours various sites used solar energy has nearly doubled since 2019.
“Providing power as a service in India and Africa represents 41 per cent and …