Driving climate solutions

Climate scientists agree that the world needs to reduce carbon emissions, and we’re working to do our part. We aim to reach net-zero carbon emissions across our operations by 2040 by investing in carbon-free energy, scaling solutions, and collaborating with partners to broaden our impact.

Progress

100% of electricity consumed by Amazon was matched with renewable energy sources in 2023

$2B investment through The Climate Pledge Fund to support the development of sustainable technologies

500+ companies have joined Amazon in signing The Climate Pledge, committing to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

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Our approach

Driven by the urgency of climate change, we co-founded The Climate Pledge in 2019 and committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.

To reach this target, we’re also expanding the use of zero-emission transportation such as electric delivery vans, cargo e-bikes, and on-foot deliveries, and we engage in industry initiatives to remove carbon emissions from transportation systems like ocean shipping, aviation, and trucking. We’re also using innovative construction techniques and building materials to make our fulfillment centers, data centers, offices, and physical retail locations more sustainable.

Reaching net-zero carbon emissions

We are committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. To get there, we’ve set interim goals, identified key areas of our business for decarbonization, and identified opportunities and accelerators.

What we’re doing

Focusing our efforts

We’re focusing on delivery and logistics, building construction and operations, servers and hardware, products and services, and packaging.
Executing our efforts

We’re choosing lower-carbon alternatives, transitioning to carbon-free energy, engaging suppliers, driving efficiency, and neutralizing carbon.
Accelerating our efforts

We’re investing in breakthrough technology, decarbonizing through policy change, accelerating cross-sector collaboration through The Climate Pledge, and engaging in key partnerships.

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Our commitments

We’re on a mission to reach net-zero carbon emissions across our operations by 2040. Explore some of the goals we’ve already achieved, and others we’re working towards.

Our beginning
Our path
Our vision

2019

We co-founded The Climate Pledge with Global Optimism and we were the first company to sign on
2020

We launched The Climate Pledge Fund—a $2 billion venture investment program supporting the advancement of sustainable technologies and services
2020

We announced The Right Now Climate Fund—a $100 million fund for nature-based solutions to restore and conserve forests, wetlands, and grasslands globally

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2022

The Climate Pledge Fund committed at least $50 million to invest in female-founded and female-led climate technology companies
2022

AWS committed to being water positive by 2030, returning more water to the communities where AWS operates than is used in direct operations
2023

100% of the electricity consumed by our global operations was matched with renewable energy—seven years ahead of our original 2030 goal
2025

Invest in wind and solar farm capacity equal to the energy use of all active Echo, FireTV, and Ring devices worldwide by 2025
2030

We’re committed to having at least 100,000 electric delivery vans on the road by 2030, from Rivian and other manufacturers
2040

We’re committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions across our operations by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement

The Climate Pledge

Visit The Climate Pledge

We co-founded The Climate Pledge on the conviction that global businesses are responsible, accountable and able to act on the climate crisis—and that by doing so, they will transform societies and our views of what’s possible. Since then, hundreds of companies from all over the globe have committed to the Pledge: to be net-zero carbon by 2040. It’s up to Earth’s top companies to do everything in their power to protect the global economy from the disruptive risks associated with climate change.

Visit The Climate Pledge

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The Climate Pledge Fund

The Climate Pledge Fund is a $2 billion venture investment program supporting the advancement of sustainable technologies and services that will enable us to meet our 2040 net-zero carbon emissions goal.

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Decarbonizing our business

Carbon-free energy

By scaling carbon-free energy, we aim to make Amazon a more resilient and more sustainable business, drive a global transition to cleaner energy, and achieve our commitment to The Climate Pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.

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Transportation

We’re decarbonizing transportation across our business by increasing fleet efficiency, expanding the use of low-carbon fuels, and scaling electric and alternative-fuel vehicles.

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Our buildings

We’re reducing and avoiding emissions across our portfolio by increasing the energy efficiency of our buildings, expanding our use of carbon-free energy, and using more sustainable building materials.

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