August 1, 2022 09:14 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/1/23287351/amazon-climate-change-carbon-emissions-worse-2021
Amazon's climate pollution is getting way worse
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 percent in 2021 compared to 2020, according to its latest sustainability report.
Amazon generated 71.54 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent last year, about as much pollution as 180 gas-fired power plants might pump out annually. This is the second year in a row that Amazon's climate pollution has grown by double digits since it made a splashy climate pledge and started reporting its emissions publicly in 2019. Comparing that year to 2021, the company's CO2 pollution has actually grown a whopping 40 percent.
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/1/23287351/amazon-climate-change-carbon-emissions-worse-2021
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