Amazon’s Commitment to Run on 100-Percent Renewable Energy | Chris Roe | In the Green

翻译人员: Xinyi Li 校对人员: Grace Man

It sounds simple,

这件事听起来简单：

just power your business with 100 percent renewable energy.

用 100% 的可再生能源 运转企业。

But the detail that goes in

可具体细节

and the industry expertise that's required

和真正要求我们理解的行业背景

to really understand not just how much energy you're consuming

不仅指有多少能量

across different parts of your business,

投入到你的企业的方方面面，

but also what's the best and most cost-effective way

还指最佳、成本最低的方式

to drive new wind and solar to the grids around the world.

让新型风能和太阳能造福全世界。

It's complicated, and not everybody has the opportunity

这不简单，也并非人人都有机会

to build an internal team of energy experts.

把能源专家组建成一个内部团队。

It really comes back to the opportunity to partner.

这次真的要回到合作这条路。

[In the Green: The Business of Climate Action]

[绿色家园：商业中的气候行动]

[Presented by TED Countdown The Climate Pledge]

[由TED Countdown和气候友好承诺 （The Climate Pledge）呈现]

[Chris Roe; Company: Amazon; Location: USA]

[克里斯·罗伊（Chris Roe）; 企业：亚马逊；地点：美国]

When you take a step back and think about Amazon as a company,

假如你退一步， 把亚马逊当作一个企业，

it's a complicated place.

它就是一个复杂的企业。

We operate data centers, distribution centers, warehouses,

我们运营着数据中心、 配送中心、仓库、

commercial offices, grocery stores,

商业办公室、生鲜商城，

and all of these different types of operations

这些不同的运营部门，

have a different set of challenges that we're trying to tackle.

有不同的挑战等待我们去解决。

We set this goal to get to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030.

我们立下 2030 年之前 100% 使用 可再生能源的目标。

We started off with questions like,

开始，我们有这样的疑问：

“How much energy did we use in India last year, or last month, or yesterday?”

“我们去年、上个月或昨天 在印度用了多少能源？”

Understanding our usage across time and across geographies,

了解我们在不同时间和 地域的使用情况后，

and then mapping that against where are the available solar

确定哪些太阳能项目

and wind projects that we could possibly invest in

和风能项目我们可以投资，

and then figure out where can we be a catalyst

之后找到哪里可以推动

to really drive new clean energy to the grids where we operate.

新型清洁能源为我们的运营赋能。

We realized very quickly that we cannot go at this alone.

我们很快意识到 无法单独完成这个目标，

We needed to galvanize collective action across the entire economy,

需要同整个经济 （发展的组成部分）携手。

and that’s why we launched The Climate Pledge

因此我们发起了 “气候友好承诺”计划。

which is really just that,

正如它的字面意思，

it’s a pledge and a commitment to get to net zero

这是一个实现净零的承诺，

in alignment with climate science,

同时也有气候科学参与。

but an invitation to partner and a collective call to action

但它也呼吁合作，通过携手行动

for other companies to take part in this journey with us.

让其它企业参与进来。

So when we set out our second headquarters location in Arlington, Virginia,

于是，我们在弗吉尼亚州的阿灵顿县 设立第二个总部时，

we tried to think about how are we going to power this new campus

就在思考如何为这个总部

with 100 percent renewable energy.

提供 100% 的可再生能源。

We got to know Arlington County

我们开始了解阿灵顿，

and realized they also had a commitment to power their government buildings,

注意到当地的政府建筑 也有类似承诺，

as well as the entire community,

当地的所有社区也是如此，

with 100 percent renewable energy over time.

都承诺 100% 使用可再生能源。

So that instant partnership allowed us to come together and say,

所以，这种临时伙伴关系 让我们连在一起，并说：

“What are some cool options that we can explore together

“哪些很酷的选择能让我们一起探索

to bring new renewable energy to Arlington?”

如何为阿灵顿带来 新型可再生能源呢？”

We took a step back to evaluate how much power will this campus consume?

我们退一步去评估 建造这个总部需要消耗多少电？

How much power will our local Whole Foods stores,

本地的全食超市（Whole Foods）

our distribution center stores consume?

和我们的配送中心门店耗多少电？

We were able to add that all up and then talk to the county

我们可以把上述结果加起来， 然后去问

and ask them the exact same questions.

同样的问题。

How much power do you need to achieve your clean energy goals?

实现你们的清洁能源目标 需要多少电？

And so we combined those numbers and really came to Dominion,

我们把那些数字加起来， 真的去问问道明尼（Dominion），

the local utility provider,

本地公用事业提供商，

with the need of basically a 120-megawatt solar farm [to] meet all of our needs.

如何满足太阳能农场的 120 兆瓦的基本需求。

We were able to strike an agreement

我们有能力起草一份协议，

that would allow us to bring that 120-megawatt solar farm online

让我们把 120 兆瓦 太阳能农场的想法落实于线上。

that would eventually feed the grids that feed government buildings,

这样就能满足当地、当地政府建筑、

Amazon stores,

亚马逊门店

as well as our new campus in Arlington.

和我们阿灵顿总部的需求。

When we started our journey,

最开始，

we were at 42 percent renewable energy in 2019.

我们在 2019 年使用了 42% 的可再生能源。

And fast forward to today,

快速发展到今天，

we're powered by 85 percent renewable energy across the world.

世界上有 85% 的可再生能源 为我们提供电能。

We have a chance to accelerate that commitment

我们有机会提前实现承诺，

to get to 100 percent renewable energy from 2030 down to 2025.

把实现 100% 的时间 从 2030 年提前至 2025 年。

We have more work to do,

我们还要付出更多。

but I think the proof points we have with renewable energy

但是，我们对于 可再生能源的证明观点

give us a blueprint on how we can attack other parts of the climate crisis

为我们构建了 如何解决其他环境危机的蓝图，

yet to be solved.

尽管未见成果。

How do we decarbonize concrete in our buildings?

我们如何实现建筑混凝土的去碳化？

How do we think about aviation from a zero-carbon perspective?

如何从零碳的角度看待航空业？

How do we know what our buildings consume,

如何知晓建筑都消耗什么能源？

how do we know where we need to get to to hit our goals?

如何找到实现目标的突破口？

Amazon wants to get to net zero because we don't have an option.

亚马逊想要实现“净零”， 因为我们别无选择。

The climate science is clear.

气候科学很清楚。

We need partnerships to drive change at scale

我们需要携手实现大规模的变化，

that's really going to drive carbon out of our global economy.

真正实现全球经济的去碳化。

And that was really the spirit of The Climate Pledge

这就是“气候友好承诺”的灵魂，

and a call to action to solve the climate crisis.

呼吁用行动解决气候危机。