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Amazon sustainability report: Carbon emissions rose 19% in 2020 as pandemic drove huge revenue

GeekWire

As Amazon’s sales skyrocketed during the pandemic, its carbon emissions rose — by 19%, according to its 2020 sustainability report , released Wednesday. The report is Amazon’s third annual sustainability report assessing progress toward its 2019 Climate Pledge to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. Amazon Graphic).

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Inside the intense world of COVID-19 science, and unexpected findings from Seattle researchers

GeekWire

The objective was to cast a broad net rather than to focus on a certain set of immune cells, for example, in order to capture the big picture of what’s going on. Heath noted there were reports from the 1918 Spanish flu of people experiencing lasting ill-effects of the disease. It also generates a massive volume of information.

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Amazon’s strategy to squeeze marketplace sellers and maximize its own profits is evolving

Vox

But a new report says those benefits are increasingly lopsided — in Amazon’s favor. The report , which comes from the nonprofit Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), asserts that Amazon takes a larger and larger cut of sellers’ earnings through the various fees it levies on them. AWS netted $13.5

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

Webby Award for Charitable Organization / Nonprofit : Our Stories Alzheimer’s Awareness Campaign by The Ad Council. Webby People’s Voice Award for Charitable Organization / Nonprofit : Equal Justice Initiative by Madeo. Webby Award for Music : Bastille - Doom Days Web AR by Powster. Sports : NFL TikTok; Bleacher Report.

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