Posted on Apr 27, 2022
Amazon.com's pollution grows despite massive green energy push
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Amazon.com says a major investment in green power plants on four continents will help the company power its operations on 100% clean electricity within the next three years.
That’s five years ahead of the 2030 target the company set for itself to use only climate-friendly power.
“Given the growth of our business, and our mission to run 100% of Amazon’s operations on renewable energy, we aren’t slowing our renewable investments down,” CEO Andy Jassy said in a press release.
Unmentioned in the company’s press release is the fact that Amazon leaves a lot of its energy use – and pollution – uncounted.
“Time and time again, Amazon has used PR announcements like this to distract us employees and the public,” Amazon Employees for Climate Justice said by email, “and to hide important contextual information like that the company’s emissions actually increased over 36% from 2018 to 2020.”
That’s five years ahead of the 2030 target the company set for itself to use only climate-friendly power.
“Given the growth of our business, and our mission to run 100% of Amazon’s operations on renewable energy, we aren’t slowing our renewable investments down,” CEO Andy Jassy said in a press release.
Unmentioned in the company’s press release is the fact that Amazon leaves a lot of its energy use – and pollution – uncounted.
“Time and time again, Amazon has used PR announcements like this to distract us employees and the public,” Amazon Employees for Climate Justice said by email, “and to hide important contextual information like that the company’s emissions actually increased over 36% from 2018 to 2020.”
Amazon.com's pollution grows despite massive green energy push
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They don't count the emissions of people who sell on Amazon. And they shouldn't. Amazon is merely a middle man in those transactions. They count the emissions to get from the seller to Amazon and from Amazon to consumer. But those are not Amazon products. The seller isn't selling TO Amazon for Amazon to sell to consumers, like happens in Target or Kroger or Wal-Mart. They are selling THROUGH Amazon, using their platform.
Amazon not taking responsibility for other people's products makes sense to me. They take responsible for the logistics piece, as well as the energy needed to run the platform. Which is what they make their money off.
Amazon not taking responsibility for other people's products makes sense to me. They take responsible for the logistics piece, as well as the energy needed to run the platform. Which is what they make their money off.
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