New Amazon CEO Was The Driving Force Behind Aggressive Marketing Of AWS To Big Oil

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On the environment, however, Jassy has a spotty record, according to climate advocates. Under pressure from environmentalists and its competitors, AWS made a "long-term commitment" in 2014 to run on 100% renewable energy. Then, after President Trump was elected in 2016, AWS quietly stopped pursuing wind and solar projects, according to media reports and the division's own records.

Meanwhile, Jassy has vigorously promoted AWS to oil and gas companies and has steered clear of climate policy discussions. While Amazon has since redoubled its commitment to be powered solely by renewables — the company says it's now on pace to reach that goal by 2025 — climate advocates remain troubled by Jassy's tenure at AWS.

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Jassy also has aggressively pitched AWS to the oil and gas industry, repeatedly appearing at the annual CERAWeek energy conferences. In 2019, for instance, he described how Royal Dutch Shell PLC was using machine learning and algorithms from Amazon to find more oil. "That is heady stuff," he said. "That is a very different model than has existed in the past. That is a game changer." Climate activists, including some within Amazon, have criticized Jassy for his pursuit of fossil fuel contracts.

"Andy Jassy led AWS through its continued partnerships with the fossil fuel industry," wrote Amazon Employees for Climate Justice in an email. "Our CEO transition is just another opportunity for workers to join together and demand that Amazon address its own complacency. We know that true leadership and courage has been demonstrated by workers speaking up, not by CEOs, and Amazon must listen if Amazon wants to be part of the solution, not the problem."

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