4,500 Amazon employees write to Jeff Bezos calling for 'urgent' leadership on climate change

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The letter was published days after a Gizmodo report revealed how aggressively Amazon is courting oil and gas companies.

More than 4,520 Amazon employees signed an open letter to Jeff Bezos demanding the company get serious about climate change.revealed how aggressively Amazon is courting oil and gas companies.

"We believe this is a historic opportunity for Amazon to stand with employees and signal to the world that we're ready to be a climate leader," the letter reads. The signatories include a huge range of Amazon employees including engineers, warehouse workers, and salespeople.The letter picks apart five elements of Amazon's sustainability policy which staff finds lacking:The letter says Amazon hasn't been transparent about its plans to attain 100% renewable energy.

"Despite Amazon's public commitment to renewable energy, the world's largest cloud computing company is hoping no one will notice that it's still powering its corner of the internet with dirty energy," Greenpeace USA Senior Corporate Campaigner Elizabeth Jardim said in a statement at the time.The letter ends with a series of demands, some more specific than others.

It also demands that the company prioritise its emission reductions in"black, Indigenous, and other communities of color," which are disproportionately affected by pollution.

 

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We cant change it. We can only prepare the magnetic poles flop ever x amout of years. So we half to rely on the people in charge for warning. Also the day after tomorrow shows pretty much what is happening now just alot slower. Peace be on you.

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