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Amazon is investing quite a bit in this space.[1] It may not be enough by the UN committee estimates (edit: I think it actually is sufficient according to IPCC'
by throwthere 5y ago
Amazon is investing quite a bit in this space.[1] It may not be enough by the UN committee estimates (edit: I think it actually is sufficient according to IPCC's scenarios [2]), but I don't think it's fair to say Amazon doesn't care.
[1] completely carbon neutral by 2040, carbon-neutral shipments by 2030, 100% renewable power for their operations by 2025, $2 billion pledged for decarbonizing tech, $100 million invested in reforestation
https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/ https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/.
[2] carbon-neutral by 2050 meets the Paris agreement goal-- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7007533/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7007533/
- Comevius 5y agoAmazon is making a switch to low-carbon products and services because it makes sense economically. However the problem is that these solutions are often only low-carbon on paper. Reforestation and carbon capture are not feasible solutions either. This is disappointing because in a few years companies will be sustainable on paper. This will make a coordinated effort to fight climate change even harder to achieve. You can see Amazon not walking the talk on their political lobbying.
- throwthere 5y agoPerhaps you could expand on those points/cite some sources? It's just that Amazon's sustainability program looks quite reasonable (even better if it makes economic sense), and that they'll obtain neutrality 10 years before it'd be necessary by standards in the Paris agreement. I don't know if your conclusions apply to a set of businesses s/Amazon/businesses in a broader sense, but it's hard to see how they apply to Amazon.