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Amazon opens carbon credit service to qualified UK companies working to reduce their climate impact

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has announced that its carbon credit service is now available to qualified UK companies – the first time the programme has expanded beyond the United States since launching there last year.   Available through the Sustainability Exchange, the service is designed for companies that have already committed to meaningful decarbonisation and want to go further.    Even the most ambitious companies face a challenge in eliminating every gram of greenhouse gas they produce. After making all practical cuts, such as switching to carbon-free energy, electrifying vehicle fleets, and redesigning supply chains, residual emissions remain stubbornly difficult to remove. Carbon neutralisation counterbalances those remaining emissions by investing in projects elsewhere that…

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Amazon begins construction on its first UK building to pursue zero carbon certification

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has broken ground on a delivery station in Stockton-on-Tees that will become its first building to pursue Living Future’s Zero Carbon Certification. The facility represents a significant step forward in sustainable construction, combining advanced building techniques with smart technology to reduce environmental impact. The £40 million investment will create around 100 jobs in the north-east whilst setting new standards for lower-carbon logistics buildings across the UK and Europe. Testing new approaches to building design The 10,800m² building is pioneering several sustainability features that could reshape how Amazon—and the wider…

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Amazon Devices Climate Tech Accelerator Opens Applications for 2026 Program

Stuart Mitchell

The Amazon Devices Climate Tech Accelerator opened applications for its 2026 cohort. Launched in 2025, Amazon’s Climate Tech Accelerator is a uniquely designed program for companies at any stage to accelerate the integration of their technologies that can help reduce the carbon impact of Amazon devices. “The primary goal of our Climate Tech Accelerator is simple—to speed up efforts to reduce the carbon impact of our devices,” said Maiken Moeller-Hansen, Director, Energy & Sustainability, Amazon Devices & Services. “Participants will receive dedicated support from Amazon technical leaders, who will evaluate and…

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Launching the Green Industrial Grids Association to accelerate grid modernisation across Europe

Stuart Mitchell

A leading group of Europe’s energy users and grid technology innovators today launched the Green Industrial Grids Association (GIGA). The association has been created to support a fundamental transformation of Europe’s power system by accelerating the development of modern and digital electricity grids. GIGA fills a gap by bringing together companies with shared electricity needs to provide practical, user-driven insights on grid access, planning and system modernisation, perspectives currently missing from Europe’s energy discussions. GIGA’s members include Amazon, Electra, Fastned, Google, Hitachi Energy, Linde, Meta, Metlen, Milence, Microsoft and Siemens…

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Watts Up Britain? Paddy McGuinness and Sam Thompson deliver Amazon essentials to The Multibank for Christmas in new electric truck

Stuart Mitchell

TV personalities Paddy McGuinness and Sam Thompson turned delivery drivers for the day to bring both laughs and essential support to families in need. The duo’s mission: pilot one of the new electric heavy goods vehicles in Amazon’s delivery network packed with donations for The Multibank charity.   Paddy and Sam deliver in time for Christmas Paddy, the proud holder of an HGV drivers’ licence, took to the wheel of the state-of-the-art electric truck, with Sam serving as his enthusiastic but less qualified ‘Driver’s Mate’ – a role that Sam quickly…

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