Big Tech’s bid to rewrite the rules on net zero

Critics say a proposed change could allow large energy users to hide their true emissions.

14 August 2024 by Kenza Bryan, Camilla Hodgson and Jana Tauschinski in London

By its own account, Amazon is a green business leader. The world’s most visited online marketplace and leading cloud services provider says it hit its 100 per cent renewable energy goal seven years ahead of a self-imposed target.

But

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