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eBay hits back at claims it is the worst ecommerce website for carbon emissions

March 25, 2022

Via: Charged

eBay has hit back at research that claims it is the worst ecommerce website for carbon emissions, calling it “guesswork”.

The data, which was compiled by Banc Digital claimed that eBay the worst emitter across the UK, generating 907.8 tonnes of CO2 per month in the UK alone, roughly the equivalent of powering 150 homes’ electricity for one year.

However, a spokesperson for the ecommerce giant told Charged that the research was “fundamentally flawed”.

“As of 2020, 74% of the energy sourced for eBay’s owned data centres and offices is renewable, with plans to make this 100% by 2025,” the spokesperson said.

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