OVG, Amazon team up for first carbon neutral arena

A joint project between Oak View Group, Amazon and NHL Seattle, the Climate Pledge Arena will be the first net zero carbon certified arena when it reopens in late 2021

An artist's rendering of the Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
An artist's rendeing of the Climate Pledge Arena

The former KeyArena in Seattle is to become the first carbon neutral venue in the world, powered exclusively by renewable energy sources. Ecommerce giant Amazon announced it had secured the naming rights to the 18,100-seat arena yesterday (25 June).

The venue, home to ice hockey team NHL Seattle, is to be known as the Climate Pledge Arena.

The online retailer has pledged to make the venue the first-ever net zero carbon certified arena when it opens in summer 2021, with zero…

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