Building a Clean

Energy Economy
Transitioning to renewable energy to lower carbon
emissions.
1. Amazon is the largest corporate purchaser
of renewable energy in the world.
2. 90% of the electricity consumed by Amazon
in 2022 was attributable to renewable
energy sources.
3. They’ve announced more than 400
renewable energy projects across the
globe.
 Amazon approach

1. Energy Efficiency
2. Scaling Renewable Energy
3. Energy Storage Solutions
4. Energy Optimization
5. Advocating for Renewable Energy Solutions
Amazon’s Global Renewable Energy Projects

More than 400 renewable energy projects

across the globe…
Wind farms, solar farms and rooftop solar
projects

Sustainable projects against climate change but

at the same time helping local communities
Ohio, India,Ireland All the World’s Leading
Projects for a more sustainable world thanks to
Amazon
 Expanding their global
renewable energy portfolio

401 projects in 22 countries, they include: offshore wind

projects, solar projects with energy storage and wind-solar
hybrid projects.
133 new projects in 11 countries with the aim to power its
operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025.
The Climate Pledge: 400 signatories. Amazon invest in
decarbonising services and contribute to sustainability
initiatives, to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040.
 Accounting for the Energy Consumed by
Amazon Devices
2020: they committed to use renewable
energy for Echos devices.
2025:plan to extend this to all Echos, Fire The company aims to reduce the carbon impact of its
TV, and Ring devices globally. devices throughout their lifecycle.
Amazon incorporates recycled materials into its
devices such as: Echo, Fire TV, Fire tablet, Kindle, and
smart home products.

Containing up to 75% recycled plastic, 100% recycled

yarn, 100% recycled aluminum, and 90% recycled
magnesium.
Certain power adapters also include 50% recycled plastic.
 USING RECYCLED MATERIALS
2020: Amazon has set a goal to make device
packaging 100% recyclable by 2023.

•they are working to source 100% of the wood fiber in our

packaging from responsibly managed forests or recycled
sources.

Helping Customers Understand Energy Usage at Home

Amazon introduced the Alexa energy dashboard to help customers understand home
energy usage: tracks the estimated usage of select Alexa-connected devices and provides
information on CO2 emissions associated with local electricity generation.
 How Amazon’s renewable energy projects impact
local communities around the world?

Fighting climate change is the biggest challenge of our time

Amazon wants to deploy large-scale renewable energy projects
to shift away from fossil fuels to clean energy

Communities where Amazon wind and solar farms are located experienced more
than $12 billion in additional investment from 2014 through 2022
In 2022, these projects supported more than 39,000 full-time jobs.
 YellowBud, a solar farm in Southern Ohio
The farm has a positive impact financially:
a permanent injection of income into the township
income for the school system

A solar farm in the state of Rajasthan, India

Positive impacts on the Indian community:
Residents have a continuous source of income
Education opportunities for kids have improved
Local businesses are getting a boost
Amazon developed a wind farm in Galway County ,Ireland

This wind farm is helping the country become more sustainable

and a source of inspiration for the next generation

The name of the farm was chosen by the local students “Gusta
Gaoithe” which means “a gust of wind” in the Irish language.

Even if these projects demonstrate important progress,

challenges remain, and new solutions are required to keep
this type of investment growing.
Renewable energy
methodology

The main goal is… net-zero carbon

100% renewable energy by 2025

Use an amount of renewable energy which

matches the electricity used by all the Echo
devices

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What are the strategies used ?

Energy efficiency

Off-site renewable Projects

On-site solar

Site Energy contracts

Policy engagement
 But what is the reality?

+40% respect 71,54 million tons of

+ 18% in 2021
2019 carbon dioxide
Greenhouses gas emissions
ballooned big time despite
the efforts