Amazon commits to net zero by 2040, places 100,000 EV mega-order

Online retail goliath 'done being in the middle of the herd on this issue', chief executive says.
Amazon says it will reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement and become a net zero business by 2040, as part of a new Climate Pledge that it is urging other businesses to join. The Climate...
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