Amazon Aims to Deploy RE, Focus on Reducing its Carbon Footprint

Amazon, the online retail giant has announced that it is in process to make half of all its shipments carbon neutral by 2030. It aims to be greener

To achieve that goal, the online retail giant says it will use more renewable energy like solar power; have more packages delivered in electric vans; and push suppliers to remake their packaging.

McDonald's, Coca-Cola and other big companies that produce lots of waste have announced akin initiatives, hoping to appeal to customers concerned about the environment.

Amazon is calling its program "Shipment Zero," and plans to widely publish its carbon footprint for the first time later this year. Seattle-based Amazon said it spent the past two years mapping its carbon footprint and figuring out ways to decrease carbon use across the company.

"It won't be easy to achieve this goal, but it's worth being focused and stubborn on this vision and we're committed to seeing it through," said Dave Clark, Amazon's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations.