K2Jul 17
Gerry McGovern
Amazon’s emissions have tripled since 2019, when the company committed to achieving net-zero emissions across its operations by 2040.
https://earth.org/amazon-emissions-rose-in-2024-amid-expansion-of-energy-hungry-data-centers/
Amazon Emissions Rose in 2024 Amid Data Center Expansion

Its emissions have tripled since Amazon announced six years ago that it is aiming for net-zero emissions by 2040.

Earth.Org
Jul 17 at 11:45amWeb
Show threadGerry McGovernJul 17

"After plunging in 2023 and 2024, deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% in May and is up 27% in 2025, half of it in recently burned land — an all-time high. The biome’s increased susceptibility to fire makes it a more attractive and less risky method for criminals seeking illegal deforestation."

https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/amazon-deforestation-spikes-as-brazil-blames-criminal-fires/

It's all connected. Only one Amazon is going to survive, and when the true Amazon goes, we won't be far behind.

Amazon deforestation spikes as Brazil blames criminal fires

A new and alarming pattern of destruction is emerging in the rainforest, challenging Brazilian authorities ahead of COP30.

Mongabay Environmental News
Show threadPaulaToThePeople 😷Jul 17
@gerrymcgovern When you gotta spend money to make money why not try increasing emissions to reduce emissions?
Show threadColin HaynesJul 17
@gerrymcgovern I'm unsure that they actually meant it.
Show threadMichelle HughesJul 17

@gerrymcgovern

Their plan is to destroy the environment, cash out, and then society collapses by 2040. They'll be net zero then!

Show threadSu_GJul 17

@gerrymcgovern

Guess what. They lied. Amazon. 😐

Show threadravelinJul 17
@gerrymcgovern serial killer fails to achieve commitment to "net zero" murders by 2040
Show threadbstowJul 17

@gerrymcgovern > committed

They keep using that word. I do not think it means what they think it means.

Show threadJiří EischmannJul 17
@gerrymcgovern I remember the Speed & Scale book by John Doerr in which he was arguing that it would be companies like Amazon or Walmart who will deliver carbon neutral economy. If only...