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Walmart Inc said it’s targeting zero emissions from its global operations by 2040, a small fraction of its total, in the
latest climate-focussed step amid heightened calls from investors and activists to reduce carbon footprints.
The world’s biggest retailer also plans to secure enough wind, solar and other renewable energy sources to power its facilities with 100% green power by 2035, it said in a statement on Monday. It had previously said that it aims to secure half of its power from renewable sources by 2025.
Walmart is committing to cutting emissions from its own operations, known as Scope 1 and 2. Though not an easy task, the target will zero out merely 5% of its total emissions. The retailing giant has put in some efforts through so-called Project Gigaton to address Scope 3 emissions.