Since 2019, Amazon has enabled renewable energy projects in 27 countries and was the first corporation to enable utility-scale renewable energy projects in India, Greece, South Africa, Japan, and Indonesia, among other countries.
July 11, 2024. By Abha Rustagi
In 2019, Amazon set a goal to match all of the electricity consumed across its global operations – including data centers, corporate buildings, grocery stores and fulfillment centers – with 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. Amazon announced that it has met the goal seven years ahead of schedule.
The company has now become the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in the world for four years running (since 2020), according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and has invested billions of dollars in more than 500 solar and wind projects globally.
Emphasising on this achievement, Kara Hurst, Chief Sustainability Officer at Amazon said, “Reaching the…
