Thirteen major companies pledge $140 billion in low-carbon projects.

Ahead of the U.N. climate talks in Paris later this year, Microsoft, Apple, Coca-Cola, and General Motors are among those joining Secretary of State John Kerry in today's launch of the American Business Act on Climate Pledge. The group also announced plans to cut water use, purchase 100 percent renewable energy, and bring deforestation in their supply chains to zero. Tech Times