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Amazon's rising air shipments fly in the face of climate plan

November 6, 2019 11:45 AM EST

By Lisa Baertlein

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the online retailer's delivery operations.

Yet the company's use of airplanes - the most climate-damaging mode of transportation - is on the rise, according to data provided to Reuters.

Amazon Air's U.S. volume has risen steadily since its 2016 launch, according to an analysis of Department of Transportation data by Cargo Facts Consulting https://www.cargofactsconsulting.com, a Luxembourg-based advisory firm with a global staff and more than... More