据3月4日CNBC网站消息：联邦快递宣布，将在可持续能源计划上投资至少20亿美元，包括电动汽车和碳捕集研究，作为到2040年实现碳中和的新承诺的一部分。
这家总部位于孟菲斯的物流巨头表示，其目标是到2040年用可持续的电动车队替换所有的包裹收取和运送车辆。联邦快递将继续投资替代燃料，以减少汽车尾气排放，该公司目前经营着20万辆汽车和680架货运飞机。
联邦快递首席执行官Fred Smith在一份声明中表示:“我们有责任采取大胆行动应对气候挑战。这一目标建立在我们对可持续发展的长期承诺之上，同时为联邦快递和我们整个行业投资长期的转型解决方案。”
作为该计划的一部分，联邦快递将向耶鲁大学捐赠1亿美元，帮助建立耶鲁大学自然碳捕获中心。
这项投资旨在帮助扩大碳捕获规模，而最初的重点是帮助抵消与当前航空公司排放相当的温室气体排放。
联邦快递和其他大公司一样，在未来几十年内制定碳中和目标。亚马逊此前曾承诺在2040年前实现碳中和。今年9月，该公司呼吁其他公司设定类似目标。
冯娟 摘译自 CNBC
原文如下：
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.
