Amazon has promised to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and to use 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025, including in Ireland. This is more than a target – the US e-commerce and data hosting giant has branded these commitments a “Climate Pledge” and its boss Jeff Bezos has got many other corporations to join it, among them Microsoft and Unilever just last week.  The pledge is a bold one when your business is in logistics and data centres – two of the most energy-hungry industries mankind has ever engaged in. It leaves one important question: where will all…

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