Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) on Tuesday set aggressive carbon reduction goals, pledging that its natural gas utility operations would achieve net zero emissions by 2045.

Citing the global United Nations climate accord reached in late 2015, the Sempra Energy utility joined other U.S. gas distributors that have made greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction commitments. The Los Angeles-based company committed to phased steps over the next five-, 10- and 15-year periods to curb emissions from its buildings, fleet vehicles, pipeline networks and end-use customers. SoCalGas said it would invest in initiatives to “decarbonize, diversify, and digitalize.”

“As we pursue decarbonization broadly, we will see much more electrification, particularly broadly in the transportation...