Amazon drives towards Shipment Zero mission with announcements

Amazon has announced the launch of its first UK micromobility hub for more sustainable deliveries in central London.

E-cargo bikes and walkers from the new hub, along with Amazon’s electric fleet already on London’s roads, will make more than five million deliveries a year across more than 10% of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone postcode districts.

Amazon also unveiled plans to roll out large scale solar panel installations at facilities in Manchester, Coalville, Haydock, Bristol and Milton Keynes before the end of this year, to help power those facilities with renewable energy.

Amazon will double the number of on-site solar energy projects in the UK by 2024.

These initiatives move the company closer to its Shipment Zero mission – to deliver 50% of Amazon shipments with net-zero carbon by 2030 – and the ultimate goal of being netzero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

The new fleet of e-cargo bikes and walkers will directly replace thousands of traditional van trips on London’s roads and reduce traffic congestion.

Amazon has more than 1,000 electric delivery vans on the road in the UK, and last year helped the company deliver more than 45 million packages.

Its fleet of zero emission vehicles will expand further as more e-cargo delivery hubs are expected to launch across UK in the coming months.

Amazon also recently announced five new fully electric Heavy Goods Vehicles. These 37-tonne vehicles are among the first in the UK, the first in Amazon’s fleet, and replace traditional diesel trucks.

Transport Minister Trudy Harrison said: “Industry and government are both working hard to achieve our net zero goals and support the growth of sustainable transport that will help create economic opportunities and support thousands of jobs across the UK.

“Amazon’s plans will not only boost green job opportunities, but ensure that customers will continue to receive their packages while working to protect our planet from climate change.”

“Plans will boost green job opportunities