NEW YORK: Amazon said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) that its carbon footprint grew 19 percent last year as it rushed to deliver a surge of online orders during the pandemic.
The online shopping behemoth said activities tied to its businesses emitted 60.64 million metric tons of carbon dioxide last year - the equivalent of burning through 140 million barrels of oil. Amazon's carbon footprint has risen every year since 2018 when it first disclosed its carbon footprint after employees pressured it to do so.
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