Amazon has announced its $2 billion venture capital Climate Pledge Fund, which will invest in renewable startups as well as established companies. The industries involved will range from transportation and logistics, to energy generation, storage, and utilization, to manufacturing and materials, to food and agriculture. Further statements from Amazon committed to reforestation projects from its $100 million Right Now Climate Fund, and claimed that outgoing packaging had been reduced by 33% from previous levels, eliminating the need for 880,000 tons of waste material. These announcements are comparable to Amazon’s move earlier this year, investing $700 million in electric truck maker Rivian and ordering 100,000 vehicles. In 2019, Amazon pledged to reach 80% renewable energy consumption in 2024, and 100% in…