Amazon is funding two projects that are working to restore or conserve forests in the northeastern U.S.
$10 million to help conserve or restore forests in the northeastern U.S., as part of its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2040, the company announced Tuesday.first unveiled
Amazon said the investment will be used to expand the programs beyond Pennsylvania and Vermont in the Appalachians and other areas of the country. The company said this would result in the removal of up to 18.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by 2031, or the equivalent of 46 billion miles driven by an average passenger vehicle.its own carbon footprint for the first time, reporting that it emitted 44.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2018.
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