" The walkout is scheduled for September 20, prior to the , a week-long international event that encourages employees to walk out from their workplaces to raise awareness. Almost 1,000 Amazon employees have announced a walkout over the company’s lack of climate change action. A group called Amazon Employees for Climate Justice has organized protests at more than 100 locations in cities across the country. It wants Amazon to end donations to climate change-denying politicians and lobbyists, stop giving contracts to fossil fuel companies, test electric vehicles and pledge zero emissions by 2030. Amazon said tackling climate change was an important commitment and that it was working on initiatives to cut the environmental impact of its operations.
Almost 1,000 Amazon employees have announced a walkout over the company’s lack of climate change action. A group called Amazon Employees for Climate Justice has organized protests at more than 100 locations in cities across the country. It wants Amazon to end donations to climate change-denying politicians and lobbyists, stop giving contracts to fossil fuel companies, test electric vehicles and pledge zero emissions by 2030. Amazon said tackling climate change was an important commitment and that it was working on initiatives to cut the environmental impact of its operations.