The move is expected to support emissions reduction in carbon-intensive industries such as steel, cement, power generation and chemicals, where direct electrification and renewable substitution remain technically difficult or commercially unviable
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Swetha Ramdas, principal, APAC sustainability, Amazon tells Sudipto Dey in an email interview that the company is delivering orders with reduced or no packaging in over 300 cities in India. Edited excerpts
Much of the plastic used in vehicles ends up in landfills, contributing to the growing problem of microplastic pollution
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