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Amazon, Microsoft, Breakthrough Energy share climate news as ‘Climate Week’ kicks off

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Amazon today announced that an additional 86 companies have joined its Climate Pledge, a nonbinding agreement to become net-zero carbon by 2040, which is a decade ahead of the target set by the Paris Agreement. That brings the total participation to more than 200 organizations worldwide.

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A year after grounding, FAA and Boeing conduct first certification flight for updated 737 MAX jet

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Last year, Boeing’s net orders for commercial airplanes fell to a negative number for the first time in at least 20 years, and the company posted a net annual loss for the first time since 1997. Its stock price is less than half of what it was in March 2019.

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I want to fly to Hawaii, but I don’t want to wreck the planet. With carbon offsets, can I do both?

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When it comes to removing carbon there are two approaches: natural solutions such as planting and protecting forests and farming practices that trap carbon in the soil, and industrial solutions including technology that captures carbon from the air for permanent storage. But an overall greening of the airline industry is long, long ways off.

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Inside Climate Pledge Arena: New venue is a ‘very Seattle’ mix of high-tech and deluxe experiences

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Climate Pledge aims to be the first net zero carbon certified arena in the world , generate zero waste from operations and events, and be powered with 100% renewable electricity. Alaska Airlines Atrium. A model airplane in the Alaska Airlines Atrium. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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Big tech’s billions for climate: Here’s where Amazon and Microsoft are making their carbon bets

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The related storage and computing operations rely on massive data centers around the world that are packed with computers that chug energy 24 hours a day. Here are the areas of focus for the businesses. Click to enlarge. GeekWire Image) Clean energy Cloud computing is a core revenue driver for both Microsoft and Amazon.

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This climate policy expert is taking over Jeff Bezos’s $10 billion Earth Fund

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Quite honestly, most of us that were there in Paris would not have imagined that today 59 countries would have committed to move to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the century, or that 1,500 major global corporations would commit to net-zero and to science-based targets. Umair Irfan.