Apple invests more money in green energy and wants to save more water
According to the company, green energy projects for Apple and its supply chain now generate 18 gigawatts.
River project in Northern California: Apple gives River Partners money to create natural floodplains.
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Apple announced progress on Wednesday as part of its plan to make itself and its entire supply chain climate-neutral by 2030. According to the company, it has succeeded in sourcing more than 18 gigawatts of green electricity for its global business activities and production supply chain. This is "more than three times the amount in 2020", according to a statement from the company. To this end, more money was spent on solar projects in the USA and Europe, among other places. More than 300 suppliers have also launched their own projects, delivering a total of 16.5 gigawatts. This has enabled the company to save 18.5 million tons of greenhouse gas.
Saving water – also indirectly
Apple also wants to save large quantities of water as part of its "Apple 2030" climate protection project. The aim is to achieve "the replenishment of 100 percent of the fresh water used for company activities at heavily used locations" by this date. This includes new partnerships that will enable "almost 27 billion liters of quantitative water benefits over the next 20 years – from restoring aquifers and rivers to financing access to drinking water". In practice, this means, for example, that the company is working with NGOs to break up sealed areas and create natural floodplains.
Climate compensation is also used, in which CO₂ is to be offset either through the company's own projects or through certificates. "To counteract the greenhouse gas emissions caused by customers using their devices, Apple has committed to offsetting every watt used as charging power with clean electricity by 2030, including through large-scale investments in new renewable energy in markets around the world."
Supply chain not just there for Apple
Greenpeace recently praised Apple's work in principle to Mac & i, but still sees deficits in the supply chain. Apple only takes care of its own production here, so it is possible that a supplier produces much dirtier products for other customers.
"Foxconn, for example, one of Apple's largest suppliers, is a real climate nightmare. The company reportedly operates the world's largest iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, China," says Greenpeace expert Xueying Wu. "So when Apple advertises its good carbon footprint while Foxconn continues to emit as much CO₂ as entire countries, it's a huge contradiction."
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