Jeff Bezos announced today a climate pledge from his company Amazon. Amazon will meet the emission-reduction goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early, measure and report emissions on a regular basis, implement decarbonization strategies, and offset remaining emissions.
Bezos’ goal is for 80 percent of Amazon’s energy use to be renewable by 2024. By 2030, Bezos hopes to run Amazon on renewables alone. Bezos says he wants Amazon to be a role model for other companies — which is why he says Amazon will be the first company to sign on to the Paris pledge.
Today’s announcement comes a day before thousands of Amazon employees have pledged to walk off the job to protest the company’s pollution and support of fossil fuel companies and…
Jeff Bezos pledges that Amazon will swiftly combat climate change
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