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Amazon Web Services (AWS), under the leadership of CEO Adam Selipsky, has prioritized addressing climate change as a paramount challenge of our time. By leveraging cutting-edge data, science, and technology, AWS plays a pivotal role in facilitating collaboration among diverse stakeholders to analyze and address the impacts of climate change. Through its cloud-based services, AWS enables the development of data-driven solutions that enhance societal resilience and mitigate risks to health, economy, infrastructure, and the environment. This commitment underscores AWS's dedication to collective action in combating the urgent threats posed by climate change.

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AWS has also made significant strides in reducing its carbon footprint and promoting sustainability. In December 2020, Amazon announced plans to add 26 utility-scale wind and solar energy projects, bringing its total renewable energy investment in 2020 to 35 projects and more than 4 GW of capacity. This commitment aligns with Amazon's broader goal of achieving carbon neutrality across its operations by 2030. To enhance the energy efficiency of its data centers, AWS has implemented innovative solutions such as an intelligent direct evaporative cooling system. This system maximizes the utilization of outside air to remove heat generated by servers, improving the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of its infrastructure.

In addition to investing in renewable energy projects, AWS has also focused on supporting novel carbon removal solutions, including nature-based emission avoidance projects like reforestation and regenerative agriculture. By supporting these initiatives, AWS aims to achieve net-zero emissions for Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, contributing to the global effort to combat climate change. Furthermore, AWS has developed an intelligent load balancing scheduler called Autoscale, which increases server utilization and shuts down idle servers to improve energy efficiency in its data centers. These efforts demonstrate AWS's commitment to sustainability and its proactive approach to reducing its environmental impact.

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Chien, A. A. (2021). Driving the cloud to true zero carbon. Communications of the ACM, 64(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.1145/3445037

Fighting Climate Change with the Cloud |  AWS Executive Insights. (n.d.). Amazon Web Services, Inc. https://aws.amazon.com/executive-insights/content/fighting-climate-change-with-the-cloud/

Toward a systematic survey for carbon neutral data centers. (2022, January 1). IEEE Journals & Magazine | IEEE Xplore. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9739671