News briefs: FedEx vows to deliver net-zero emissions by 2040

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Global warming threatens the herbs for some French liqueurs. Photo: Caves de la Chartreuse.

FedEx to invest $2 billion in drive for net-zero

With its vast airline — the world’s largest global cargo fleet — and 180,000 vans and trucks, FedEx (FDX) is a huge polluter. Now, the company says it will change that, announcing a goal of carbon-neutrality by 2040 …