FedEx plan to go carbon-neutral by 2040

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Global delivery services giant FedEx has announced plans to achieve carbon–neutral operations globally by 2040 and will designate more than $2 billion of initial investment to ensure that their targets are achieved.

The Memphis-based company will be focusing on three key areas within the infrastructure of the organisation spanning vehicle electrification, sustainable energy, and carbon sequestration.

Central to FedEx’s plan is a pledge of $100 million to Yale University to help establish the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture which will push ahead with research into methods of carbon sequestration at scale, integral to offsetting greenhouse gas emissions, in particular the issues of those gasses produced by air travel.

FedEx haveKey steps toward reaching the carbon neutral goal include:
  • Vehicle Electrification. By 2040, the entire FedEx parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet will be zero–emission electric vehicles. This will be accomplished through phased programs to replace existing vehicles. For example, by 2025, 50% of FedEx Express global PUD vehicle purchases will be electric, rising to 100% of all purchases by 2030.
  • Sustainable Customer Solutions. FedEx will work with customers to offer end-to-end sustainability for their supply chains through carbon–neutral shipping offerings and sustainable packaging solutions.
  • Sustainable Fuels. FedEx will continue to invest in alternative fuels to reduce aircraft and vehicle emissions.
  • Fuel Conservation and Aircraft Modernisation. FedEx will build on its successful FedEx Fuel Sense initiatives designed to reduce fuel consumption in its aircraft. Since 2012, the FedEx Fuel Sense and Aircraft Modernisation programs have saved a combined 1.43 billion gallons of jet fuel and avoided over 13.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
  • Facilities. FedEx will continue efforts to make its more than 5,000 facilities worldwide more sustainable through continued investments in efficient facilities, renewable energy, and other energy management programs. 
  • Natural Carbon Sequestration. FedEx funding will help to establish the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture to support applied research into natural carbon sequestration solutions.

“We have a responsibility to take bold action in addressing climate challenges,” said Frederick W. Smith, Chairman and CEO, FedEx Corp. “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.”

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