Amazon still does not know all paths to net-zero emissions by 2040 — TechCrunch
Amazon currently does not know all the ways that will enable it to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. Cara Hurst, Amazon's head of sustainability, said this at an Axios event, TechCrunch reports.
Hurst emphasized that the company still aims to meet this target, but does not claim to already know all the solutions needed to do so. In a written response to TechCrunch, she said that tackling climate change at the required scale requires joint action by businesses and governments. At the same time, according to her, Amazon is taking responsibility for its commitments under The Climate Pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.
Clean energy and carbon intensity
According to Hurst, Amazon has for several years in a row been one of the world's largest buyers of clean energy. The company's portfolio amounts to 42 gigawatts. She also said that the business's carbon intensity — the amount of pollution per dollar of revenue — has declined.
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At the same time, TechCrunch notes that this metric depends on the comparison period: last year, Amazon's carbon intensity increased compared with 2024, although it remained below the 2022 level.
Dependence on suppliers and natural gas
Amazon's emissions are linked to various sectors of the economy, including aviation, artificial intelligence, agriculture and construction. Hurst stressed that the company cannot achieve its climate goal on its own because it depends on suppliers in these industries.
Earlier this year, an investigation revealed Amazon's plans to build a 7.65-gigawatt gas power plant for an artificial intelligence data center campus. According to the outlet, the facility's 35 turbines could potentially emit up to 33 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. This could make the plant the largest single source of such emissions in the United States.
