Amazon

Amazon, a leading electronic shopping and mail-order house headquartered in the US, reported substantial carbon emissions across its operations. For the reporting year 2025, Amazon's total emissions were approximately 80.85 billion kg CO2e. This figure comprises Scope 1 emissions of about 15.37 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 3.74 billion kg CO2e, and the largest component, Scope 3 emissions, totalling around 61.74 billion kg CO2e.

The company's emissions trajectory shows fluctuations over recent years. In 2024, total emissions stood at approximately 69.55 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 15.13 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 at roughly 2.8 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at approximately 51.62 billion kg CO2e. In 2023, total emissions were around 65.28 billion kg CO2e, including Scope 1 emissions of about 14.22 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 of approximately 2.76 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 of about 48.3 billion kg CO2e. For 2022, total emissions were approximately 65.37 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at 13.02 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 at 3.06 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at around 49.29 billion kg CO2e. Prior to this, emissions in 2021 were around 71.54 billion kg CO2e and in 2020, approximately 60.64 billion kg CO2e.

Amazon has established ambitious climate commitments. The company co-founded The Climate Pledge in 2019 with a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement. They also aim to make half of their shipments net-zero carbon by 2030 and plan to power their operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025. Amazon is actively investing in decarbonisation technologies, including a significant investment in deploying fully-electric vehicles within its global delivery fleet.