Amazon Shifts Gear on Carbon Footprint: New 2040 Deadline for Zero Emissions - $AMZN
- 11 months ago
Amazon.Com recently delayed its pledge to make 50% of its shipments net-zero carbon by 2030.
The company disclosed plans to defer its carbon emission goals across all its operations by 2040, a decade later than the 50% goal, which was called "Shipment Zero" at the time.
Reportedly, the company had immensely underestimated its carbon footprint. At the time, an Amazon spokesman reiterated the company's commitment to cutting emissions, including ordering a fleet of electric delivery vans and buying renewable energy for its electricity needs, Business Insider reports.
Amazon's e-commerce operation leans on vast fleets of vehicles and aircraft to quickly deliver packages to consumers, most of which consume vast quantities of fossil fuels and discharge greenhouse gases. However, fast delivery holds crucial significance for shoppers and is the company's Prime program's main unique selling point (USP).
The company disclosed plans to defer its carbon emission goals across all its operations by 2040, a decade later than the 50% goal, which was called "Shipment Zero" at the time.
Reportedly, the company had immensely underestimated its carbon footprint. At the time, an Amazon spokesman reiterated the company's commitment to cutting emissions, including ordering a fleet of electric delivery vans and buying renewable energy for its electricity needs, Business Insider reports.
Amazon's e-commerce operation leans on vast fleets of vehicles and aircraft to quickly deliver packages to consumers, most of which consume vast quantities of fossil fuels and discharge greenhouse gases. However, fast delivery holds crucial significance for shoppers and is the company's Prime program's main unique selling point (USP).