Amazon

Amazon, an Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order House based in the US, reported its global carbon emissions for 2025 as approximately 80.85 billion kg CO2e. This figure includes about 15.37 billion kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, 3.74 billion kg CO2e from Scope 2 emissions, and approximately 61.74 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions.

Looking back, Amazon's emissions have fluctuated. In 2024, the company reported approximately 69.55 billion kg CO2e in total emissions, comprising about 15.13 billion kg CO2e from Scope 1, 2.80 billion kg CO2e from Scope 2, and around 51.62 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3. For 2023, total emissions were roughly 65.28 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 14.22 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 at 2.76 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at approximately 48.30 billion kg CO2e. In 2022, total emissions stood at roughly 65.37 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 13.02 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 at 3.06 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at around 49.29 billion kg CO2e. This contrasts with 2021, when total emissions were approximately 71.54 billion kg CO2e, including about 12.11 billion kg CO2e from Scope 1 and 4.07 billion kg CO2e from Scope 2. Some Scope 3 categories for 2021 were not fully disclosed.

Amazon is a co-founder of The Climate Pledge and has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions across its entire business by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement's goal. As part of this commitment, Amazon aims to make half of its shipments net-zero carbon by 2030. The company also intends to power 100% of its global operations with renewable energy by 2025, five years earlier than its initial target. Furthermore, Amazon plans to invest in wind and solar capacity equivalent to the energy consumed by all active Echo, Fire TV, and Ring devices worldwide by 2025. The company also states an intent to add 100,000 fully electric vehicles to its global delivery fleet by 2040.