Aug 1, 2022 · Amazon’s greenhouse gas emissions ballooned big time last year despite the company’s efforts to sell itself as a leader in climate action. Its carbon dioxide emissions grew an eye-popping 18...

Jan 16, 2025 · By scaling carbon-free energy, we aim to make Amazon a more resilient and more sustainable business, drive a global transition to cleaner energy, and achieve our commitment to The Climate Pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.

Mar 26, 2021 · Damages wrought by climate change and deforestation have transformed the Amazon rainforest. New research suggests the changes to this icon of the natural world caused by human activity may mean...

Sep 29, 2023 · Measure and report greenhouse gas emissions on a regular basis; Implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement through real business changes and innovations, including efficiency improvements, renewable energy, materials reductions, and other carbon emission elimination strategies

Mar 11, 2021 · Thanks to human disturbance, the Amazon rainforest appears now to be releasing more climate-warming gases than it stores. The first broad look at all of the gases that affect how the Amazon...

Amazon’s business spans many industries, including but not limited to e-commerce, cloud computing, consumer goods, food and beverage, and logistics. This broad scope means we identify environmental, social, and governance topics and focus our efforts by assessing our business holistically.

Jul 15, 2021 · According to the study, published July 14 in the journal Nature, the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more than 1.1 billion tons (1 billion metric tons) of CO2, a greenhouse gas, a year,...

What’s in Amazon’s 2023 Carbon Footprint? A carbon footprint measures the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by the direct and indirect activities of a company. 1 These emissions are broken into three categories—Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

Feb 20, 2023 · Some of its actions are downright unique: The Amazon makes its own weather, generating some of its rainfall and keeping itself cool, while also stabilizing regional temperatures. Add that to the...

Aug 1, 2022 · Amazon aims to become a “ net zero ” emitter of greenhouse gases by 2040. Besides cutting emissions with electric vehicles and other operational initiatives, Amazon plans to buy credits...