"Bezos did address employee questions about the climate." This implies that he answered our questions, which he did not. As @heyjohnryan reports, Bezos "sidestepped" our 1st question, and "did not respond" to our second.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/employees-confront-bezos-over-amazon-s-carbon-problem …https://twitter.com/toddbishop/status/1131617789301542912 …
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More specifically, Bezos punted to our Sustainability Director (Amazon doesn't have a SVP or VP of Sustainability) even though we addressed the question directly to him. She also didn't answer saying, "nothing to share today... more to come this year."
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This is what the employee asked:pic.twitter.com/Sa8piOoWAT
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In short... Bezos: aggressive dates and timelines tied to goals are crucial for our success. Also Bezos: Yeah, no date for a goal about the most important, time-critical issue threatening our world.
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It's dishonest for Amazon to have a goal of "100% renewable energy" without a date, especially when timelines determine the amount of devastation in a rapidly warming climate. Either have the goal and get a damn date. Or don't have one at all.
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I mean, 100% as a goal is never going to be achievable until the entire world is at 100% renewable, setting a date would be a recipe for losing trust. We could say AWS Data Centers at 100% renewable by x date, but all of supply chain, last mile, and third party sellers?
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Let's help the world get there. Let's use our considerable power to pressure governments and suppliers. Let's redefine what's possible. Let's act as if our world, our company depended on it.
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Bosch committed to being carbon neutral worldwide by 2020. Walmart set a goal to be powered by 50% renewable sources by 2025, and has currently achieved 28% of that. Microsoft pledged to cut emissions by 75% by 2030.
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None of those "commitments" give me any confidence. They are the sort of quick, glib responses companies make when they won't be held accountable. By 2030, if we don't have a handle on our GHG emissions, we are past the point of methane hydrate destabilization by most models.
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But at least they exist to hold them accountable. They also serve to inspire others. But I agree -- all companies, governments.... everyone needs to be doing more, much, much more.
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