Amazon sidesteps a Bezos-funded carbon offsets standard for a more ambitious one
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Critics worry that the move could lead to market confusion and a compromise in the standards of carbon offsets.
Amazon has become the first company to sidestep a global standard for verifying carbon offsets that was developed by a non-profit funded largely by the U.S. technology conglomerate’s founder and executive chair, Jeff Bezos.