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    Amazon Makes 'Climate Pledge' As Workers Plan Walkout

    Amazon's plans include being carbon-neutral by 2040 and buying 100,000 electric delivery vans. It faced outcry from workers, hundreds of whom planned to join the Global Climate Strike on Friday.
    by Alina Selyukh Sep 19, 2019 2 minutes
    Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces the company's climate initiative Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

    Amazon is "done being in the middle of the herd" when it comes to climate-focused company policies, CEO Jeff Bezos said Thursday.

    The company is pledging to power its global infrastructure with 100% renewable energy by 2030 and to be carbon-neutral by 2040.To help get there, it plans to buy 100,000 electric delivery vans

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