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Amazon's reported carbon emissions

Amazon, a leading Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses company headquartered in the US, has reported significant carbon emissions. In 2024, the company's total emissions were approximately 68.3 billion kg CO2e. This figure encompasses Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Scope 1 emissions amounted to about 15.1 billion kg CO2e, while Scope 2 emissions were approximately 2.8 billion kg CO2e (market-based). Scope 3 emissions were the largest component, totalling around 50.3 billion kg CO2e. Looking back, in 2023, Amazon's total emissions were approximately 64.4 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at 14.2 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 at 2.8 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at 47.4 billion kg CO2e. In 2022, total emissions were around 65.1 billion kg CO2e, comprising 13.0 billion kg CO2e for Scope 1, 3.1 billion kg CO2e for Scope 2, and 49.0 billion kg CO2e for Scope 3. Emissions in 2021 were approximately 71.5 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at 12.1 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 at 4.1 billion kg CO2e. Prior to that, in 2020, total emissions were about 60.6 billion kg CO2e (Scope 1: 9.6 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2: 5.3 billion kg CO2e), and in 2019, total emissions were approximately 51.2 billion kg CO2e (Scope 1: 5.8 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2: 5.5 billion kg CO2e). Amazon has made substantial climate commitments. The company is a co-founder of The Climate Pledge, committing to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement's goal. Additionally, Amazon aims to have half of its shipments be net-zero carbon by 2030. The company is also working towards powering its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025, an acceleration of its original 2030 target. Further initiatives include investing in wind and solar capacity equivalent to the energy used by all active Echo, Fire TV, and Ring devices worldwide by 2025, and a commitment to add 100,000 fully-electric vehicles to its global delivery fleet. Amazon has also stated a commitment to reducing its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline.