???? 據(jù)3月4日CNBC網(wǎng)站消息：聯(lián)邦快遞宣布，將在可持續(xù)能源計(jì)劃上投資至少20億美元，包括電動汽車和碳捕集研究，作為到2040年實(shí)現(xiàn)碳中和的新承諾的一部分。
????這家總部位于孟菲斯的物流巨頭表示，其目標(biāo)是到2040年用可持續(xù)的電動車隊(duì)替換所有的包裹收取和運(yùn)送車輛。聯(lián)邦快遞將繼續(xù)投資替代燃料，以減少汽車尾氣排放，該公司目前經(jīng)營著20萬輛汽車和680架貨運(yùn)飛機(jī)。
????聯(lián)邦快遞首席執(zhí)行官Fred Smith在一份聲明中表示:“我們有責(zé)任采取大膽行動應(yīng)對氣候挑戰(zhàn)。這一目標(biāo)建立在我們對可持續(xù)發(fā)展的長期承諾之上，同時(shí)為聯(lián)邦快遞和我們整個行業(yè)投資長期的轉(zhuǎn)型解決方案。”
????作為該計(jì)劃的一部分，聯(lián)邦快遞將向耶魯大學(xué)捐贈1億美元，幫助建立耶魯大學(xué)自然碳捕獲中心。
????這項(xiàng)投資旨在幫助擴(kuò)大碳捕獲規(guī)模，而最初的重點(diǎn)是幫助抵消與當(dāng)前航空公司排放相當(dāng)?shù)臏厥覛怏w排放。
????聯(lián)邦快遞和其他大公司一樣，在未來幾十年內(nèi)制定碳中和目標(biāo)。亞馬遜此前曾承諾在2040年前實(shí)現(xiàn)碳中和。今年9月，該公司呼吁其他公司設(shè)定類似目標(biāo)。
????馮娟 摘譯自 CNBC
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????FedEx pledges $2 billion toward carbon-neutral operations by 2040, aims for all-electric fleet
????FedEx is investing at least $2 billion toward sustainable energy initiatives, including electric vehicles and carbon capture research, as part of a new pledge to become carbon neutral by 2040, the company announced Wednesday.
????The Memphis-based logistics giant said it aims to replace all of its parcel pickup and delivery vehicles with a sustainable electric fleet by 2040. FedEx, which operates more than 200,000 vehicles and 680 cargo airplanes, will continue investing in alternative fuels to reduce emissions from its aircrafts and vehicles, the company said.
????“We have a responsibility to take bold action in addressing climate challenges,” FedEx CEO Fred Smith said in a statement. “This goal builds on our longstanding commitment to sustainability throughout our operations, while at the same time investing in long-term, transformational solutions for FedEx and our entire industry.”
????As part of the initiative, FedEx said it will give $100 million to Yale University to help establish the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture.
????The investment is intended to help build carbon capture to scale, the company said, with “an initial focus on helping to offset greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to current airline emissions.”
????“While we’ve made great strides in reducing our environmental impact, we have to do more,” FedEx Chief Sustainability Officer Mitch Jackson said in a statement.
????FedEx joins other large companies setting carbon neutral goals within the next few decades. Amazon, which has previously pledged to become carbon neutral by 2040, called on other companies in September to set similar targets.
