???? 據3月4日CNBC網站消息：聯邦快遞宣布，將在可持續能源計劃上投資至少20億美元，包括電動汽車和碳捕集研究，作為到2040年實現碳中和的新承諾的一部分。

????這家總部位于孟菲斯的物流巨頭表示，其目標是到2040年用可持續的電動車隊替換所有的包裹收取和運送車輛。聯邦快遞將繼續投資替代燃料，以減少汽車尾氣排放，該公司目前經營著20萬輛汽車和680架貨運飛機。

????聯邦快遞首席執行官Fred Smith在一份聲明中表示:“我們有責任采取大膽行動應對氣候挑戰。這一目標建立在我們對可持續發展的長期承諾之上，同時為聯邦快遞和我們整個行業投資長期的轉型解決方案。”

????作為該計劃的一部分，聯邦快遞將向耶魯大學捐贈1億美元，幫助建立耶魯大學自然碳捕獲中心。

????這項投資旨在幫助擴大碳捕獲規模，而最初的重點是幫助抵消與當前航空公司排放相當的溫室氣體排放。

????聯邦快遞和其他大公司一樣，在未來幾十年內制定碳中和目標。亞馬遜此前曾承諾在2040年前實現碳中和。今年9月，該公司呼吁其他公司設定類似目標。

????馮娟 摘譯自 CNBC

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????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.