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US Retail Giant Walmart Aims for Zero Global Emissions by 2040

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   U.S.-based retail giant Walmart has unveiled new initiatives to reduce
   its global carbon footprint while preserving the world's natural land
   and sea habitats.

   The company announced Monday that it is aiming for zero carbon
   emissions by 2040 in all of its global operations by utilizing 100%
   renewable energy in all of its facilities, switching to an all-electric
   vehicle fleet, and transitioning to low-impact refrigerants for cooling
   and electrified equipment for heating in all of its stores and other
   facilities.

   The so-called "big box" retailer is also pledging to preserve at least
   20 million hectares of land and 171 million square kilometers of ocean
   by 2030, including the preservation of at least one acre of natural
   habitat for every acre of land it develops in the United States, and
   adopt natural preservation techniques such as regenerative agricultural
   practices, sustainable fisheries management and forest protection and
   restoration.

   Doug McMillon, Walmart's president and chief executive officer, said in
   a statement the company aims to become one "that works to restore,
   renew and replenish in addition to preserving our planet, and
   encourages others to do the same" through its new environmental
   commitments.

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