GoKawiilAmazon sustainability chief says company lacks full plan for 2040 net-zero goal
Amazon's chief sustainability officer Kara Hurst said at an Axios event that the company does not yet know exactly how it will reach its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. She said Amazon remains committed to the goal, citing its position as one of the largest corporate buyers of clean energy with 42 gigawatts in its portfolio, while acknowledging emissions reduction requires cooperation from suppliers and governments across many sectors.
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Amazon's admission highlights how even the world's largest, most resource-rich companies face genuine technical and structural uncertainty in decarbonizing sprawling global operations. Given Amazon's scale—comparable to a national economy—its struggle could suggest that voluntary corporate climate pledges broadly may be harder to fulfill than announced, raising questions about accountability when major emitters lack concrete pathways.
- Amazon says it does not have a complete plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2040.
- The company points to its clean energy purchases and carbon intensity reductions as progress, though carbon intensity rose in 2024 versus 2025.
- Amazon says achieving its climate goal requires collaboration across suppliers and governments, not action by Amazon alone.
Source: techcrunch.com — Tim De Chant, 2026-09-23
Published there as: “If Amazon doesn’t know how to eliminate carbon emissions, then who does?”
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