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Bezos told reporters gathered at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., that the company would “implement decarbonization strategies in accordance with the Paris Agreement,” modify its “actual business activities to eliminate carbon,” and acquire “credible” carbon offsets based on “nature-based solutions.” Joining the Climate Pledge is an opportunity for companies to be part of a community of leading companies engaged in transformative action to protect the global economy from the disruptive risks associated with climate change. The path to net-zero carbon by 2040 may be ambitious, but it will lead to things we all respect and value – cleaner air, good jobs in green industries, healthier people and abundant nature. Climate Engagement brings together a community of leading companies that are not only taking the transformative steps needed to avert economic and climate catastrophe, but are also building our shared future. The signing of the climate pledge “will send an important signal to the market that it is time to invest in the products and services that signatories need to meet their commitments.” Amazon today launched a new sustainability website to report on its commitments, initiatives and achievements. The website contains information about Amazon`s carbon footprint and other sustainability measures that share the company`s progress in achieving the climate commitment. The new goals, commitments, investments and programs announced today build on Amazon`s long-term commitment to sustainability through existing innovative programs, including Shipment Zero – Amazon`s vision to make all net shipments carbon-free, with 50% net zero carbon by 2030; sustainable packaging initiatives such as Frustration-Free Packaging and Ship in Own Container, which have reduced packaging waste by 25% since 2015; renewable energy programmes; Investing in the circular economy with the Closed Loop Fund; and many other initiatives led every day by teams on Amazon. Visit sustainability.aboutamazon.com to visit the company`s new sustainability reporting website and learn more. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said at a news conference Thursday that the company has committed to meeting The Standards of the Paris Climate Agreement a decade ahead of schedule. It will also buy 100,000 electric vans to use 100% renewable energy. “Bold steps taken by large companies will make a big difference in developing new technologies and industries to support a low-carbon economy,” said Christiana Figueres, former head of climate change at the United Nations and founding partner of Global Optimism. “With this step, Amazon is also helping many other companies accelerate their own decarbonization. If Amazon can set ambitious goals like this and make meaningful changes at scale, we believe many more companies should be able to do the same and rise to the challenge.

We are pleased that others are participating. Christiana Figueres, a former climate chief at the United Nations, joined Bezos in supporting the company`s plan, saying Amazon would also pressure its business partners to achieve those goals. Jeff Bezos, Amazon`s CEO, announced the company`s new global efforts to combat climate change, revealing a new commitment by the company to meet the International Paris Agreement 10 years earlier — and committing to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession instead of competitiveness, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-click purchases, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire Tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services developed by Amazon. For more information, see www.amazon.com/about. The climate commitment shows a corporate response to the growing threat of climate change, even as the U.S. government under the Trump administration has withdrawn from the international climate agreement, the Paris Agreement. The 15,500 employees have pledged to go on strike on September 20 and will participate in massive protests around the world ahead of a United Nations climate change summit in New York on September 23. “The science is clear: healthy forests, grasslands and wetlands are some of the most effective tools we have to tackle climate change – but we need to act now to scale up natural climate solutions,” said Sally Jewell, acting CEO of The Nature Conservancy.

Amazon is recognized as an innovator bringing about real change. A commitment of this magnitude is an exciting opportunity with the potential to drive transformative change. We applaud Amazon`s climate commitment and ambitious goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and we look forward to working together effectively. Scientists talk about tipping points in relation to climate change. Extreme temperatures are quickly becoming the norm. Antarctic ice sheets are melting faster and the ocean is warming faster than expected. The effects of climate change are frightening, disturbing – and very motivating. The actions we take between 2020 and 2030 are crucial to avoid further turning points, and it is the decade that will decide whether we can achieve net-zero emissions globally. The announcement comes just a day before thousands of Amazon employees said they would protest the company`s use of fossil fuels, disregard for green labor practices and support climate change deniers.

Christiana Figueres, former head of climate change at the UN and founding partner of Global Optimism, called for “bold steps by big business” to drive change to support a low-carbon economy. Amazon.com Amazon-pr@amazon.com of the media hotline; www.amazon.com/pr The bold announcement comes after months of opposition from Amazon employees who are fed up with the company`s inaction on climate change. In May, nearly 8,000 employees were appalled when Bezos nearly ignored a letter they had sent him, urging Amazon to use its influence to become a climate leader. Earlier this month, more than 900 employees publicly announced they would quit their jobs as part of tomorrow`s global climate strike, led by 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg. Not yet a word on whether the plan will still hold up in the face of Amazon`s new climate promise. The Climate Pledge, a joint initiative of Amazon and Global Optimism, was founded on the belief that global companies are responsible, responsible and able to respond to the climate crisis, and that this would change societies and our views on what is possible. Companies signing the climate pledge to do a variety of things that many companies have already begun to evolve, but that represent a new direction for Amazon: “I`ve spoken to other CEOs of global companies and find great interest in joining the promise,” Bezos said. . . .

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