Amazon is expanding its carbon marketplace to offer new types of credits aimed at helping suppliers and corporate partners cut emissions tied to transportation and fuel use, as the company intensifies efforts to reduce its supply chain footprint.
The technology giant will make lower-carbon fuel inset credits and superpollutant neutralization credits available to qualified suppliers, customers and companies that have signed The Climate Pledge, launched in 2019, according to a recent announcement.
The move builds on the existing carbon credit offerings on Amazon’s Sustainability Exchange—a platform launched to share decarbonization tools and solutions with companies across its value chain—tied to forest protection, restoration and emerging carbon removal technologies.
Lower-carbon fuel inset credits allow companies to support the production and use of renewable diesel and biodiesel even if they cannot physically access those fuels.
Buyers can claim emissions reductions equivalent to the volume of credits purchased, helping address indirect logistics emissions that are often difficult to eliminate.
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Amazon said the fuel credits currently focus on waste-based renewable diesel and biodiesel, with plans to expand into lower-carbon maritime fuels, reflecting the growing importance of ocean shipping in global supply chains.
The company is also introducing credits designed to neutralize so-called superpollutants, including methane and refrigerants.
These gases can trap far more heat than carbon dioxide (CO2), meaning their destruction can deliver outsized climate benefits.
The expanded program is part of a broader strategy to engage suppliers, which account for a significant share of Amazon’s overall emissions.
By providing standardized access to high-quality climate projects, the company aims to accelerate reductions beyond its direct operations while encouraging partners to pursue their own decarbonization pathways.
Amazon has committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions across its business by 2040, a goal it is pursuing through investments in renewable energy, operational efficiency and supply chain collaboration.
The latest additions position the company’s marketplace as a wider climate services platform, targeting sectors where direct emissions cuts remain costly or technologically challenging, particularly in freight, fuels and industrial cooling.
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