Environmental Groups Accuse Amazon of 'Distorting the Truth' in Latest Clean-Energy Claim

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10/07/2024 20:35

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Environmental Groups Accuse Amazon of 'Distorting the Truth' in Latest Clean-Energy Claim

 

10/07/2024 20:35 // Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: On Wednesday, Amazon claimed that it reached its goal of sourcing all its power from clean energy sources in the past year. If taken at face value, the announcement would mean it hit the milestone seven years ahead of schedule, which would be a monumental achievement. But environmental experts speaking to The New York Times, including a group of concerned Amazon employees, warn that the company is "misleading the public by distorting the truth." The company's claim of achieving 100 percent clean electricity is based in part on billion-dollar investments in over 500 solar and wind initiatives. The company's logic is that the energy these projects generate equals the electricity its data centers consume -- ergo, even Steven. But the renewable energy sources it uses for those calculations are fed into a general power grid, not exclusively into Amazon's operations. Environmental experts caution that the company is using "accounting and marketing to make itself look good," as The New York Times put it.

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