Amazon's carbon intensity falls, but CO2 emissions soar 19 per cent due to pandemic sales boom

Cecilia Keating
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EXCLUSIVE: Online retailer publishes sustainability update, confirming carbon intensity fell 16 per cent last year as efforts to decarbonise fleets and shift to renewable energy gathered pace

Amazon has revealed that its absolute carbon emissions grew by nearly a fifth in 2020, hitting 60 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide as demand for online shopping deliveries skyrocketed throughout...

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