Emily Cunningham

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.

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?

Like, yes, commit to a firm, revolutionary leadership stance on this. Yes, big changes are needed now, not incremental changes. The problem space is complex. Meaningful, necessary, important and running out of time for actions to matter. Still complex.

Agreed. But we're good at complex! What I think is very exciting is Amazon's ability to be a transformative force for change. If it decided to be. We could drive change at "all of supply chain, last mile, and third party sellers." We could change whole industries. That's huge!

"It seems daunting to ask a company to go to the very ends of the supply chain. But indeed, sometimes you have to do that to find the biggest impact.. That makes companies like Amazon, who are at a key nexus in the supply chain, a huge lever for positive change.”

Walmart "expanded its supply-chain work with a project to avoid a billion metric tons of emissions."

"As the largest grocer in the U.S., Walmart worked with its supply chain and asked for changes at the farm level, helping farmers more precisely apply fertilizer, which saved them money and reduced emissions."