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Amazon’s carbon emissions fell last year


They’re still a lot higher than they were before it made a climate pledge.

Amazon’s carbon emissions decreased slightly in 2023 after the company ramped up renewable energy purchases and cut down on pollution from construction, hardware, and equipment, according to its latest sustainability report. Amazon is the biggest corporate purchaser of renewable energy, buying more solar and wind power through PPAs than Google and Microsoft combined, according to BloombergNEF. In comparison, Google and Microsoft saw their greenhouse gas emissions climb roughly 13 and 20 percent, respectively, last year as they infused AI into their products and services.

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