In September, Apple announced its new smartwatch series would have 'carbon neutral' options. Here is what that means.
Apple reduced the carbon dioxide emissions associated with making and selling a single smartwatch from 36.7 kg to 8.1 kg by changing its operations.
The distance between those two analyses is substantial and virtually irreconcilable. It's also a poignant indication of the distance between where climate mitigation ambitions and climate mitigation realities are right now.when, for example, the forests set aside for carbon credits burn in wildfire season. But Apple and other stakeholders in the debate argue that not all carbon credits are created, monitored and stewarded with the same diligence.
"Fossil fuels are permanently in the ground if you don't draw them out and burn them," Haya told CNBC. 100% of the electricity used in manufacturing of the watch is matched with 100% clean electricity, which means that Apple and its manufacturers have invested in enough renewable energy to cover the electricity footprint of what is used to make the Apple "carbon neutral" watch.
"Apple relies on credits from carbon dioxide removal projects that restore forest, wetlands, and grasslands.
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