News / Prime pollution: Amazon's climate pledge deemed worthless as emissions soar

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Amazon’s climate pledge announced in September 2019 looks like a fig leaf in light of a report on the trajectory of the ecommerce giant’s CO2 emissions over the past five years.

A joint investigation by Stand.Earth Research Group, Ship It Zero, a climate and public health campaign, and Pacific Environment, a campaign group to stop climate change that aims to fast-track key industries towards zero emissions, indicates a 25% rise in Amazon’s CO2 emissions since the pledge was made and brands ...