Amazon Says Its Planet-Warming Carbon Emissions Grew 18% in 2021

Amazon said its carbon footprint grew 18% in 2021, as the company's rapid growth during the pandemic overwhelmed nascent efforts to cut its contribution to the emissions warming the planet. From a report: The world's largest online retailer emitted 71.54 million metric tons of carbon-dioxide equivalent last year, Amazon disclosed on Monday in an updated edition of its sustainability report. That's up about 40% since the company first disclosed the figure, with data from 2019. Amazon's carbon intensity -- a measure that divides its emissions by gross merchandise sales -- fell 1.9%, an indication of the company's success in delivering products and running its warehouses, data centers and offices more efficiently. Amazon aims to become a "net zero" emitter of greenhouse gases by 2040.

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