Apple Watch & Mac mini no longer listed as carbon neutral after greenwashing concerns

Apple has removed mention of carbon neutrality from Apple Watch and Mac mini packaging, but its 2030 initiative is still underway, with emissions down by 60% overall.

Marko Zivkovic 8 months ago 8

Apple's climate progress faces new pressure from AI's energy appetite

Apple has slashed emissions by more than 60% since 2015, but its Apple Intelligence ambitions may complicate its path to 2030 carbon neutrality.

Andrew Orr 9 months ago 2

Apple adds $99 million to its China Clean Energy Fund

Apple has launched a second phase of its investment fund aimed at expanding clean energy production in China.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 2

Apple's Lisa Jackson says environmental regulation is essential

Talking at a climate conference, Apple's environment executive Lisa Jackson said the company believes in regulation, and also in how sustainable design requires working directly with communities.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 11

AirTags key to discovery of Houston's plastic recycling deception

One Houston resident was suspicious of the city's "all plastic accepted" recycling program, and used AirTags to discover where the plastic waste actually ended up.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 18

Apple to reclaim wetlands near its Iowa data center

Apple is applying to the City of Waukee in Iowa, just west of Des Moines, to return some of its land surrounding its iCloud data center back into a freshwater marsh, also known as a "prairie pothole."

Charles Martin 1 year ago 1

Apple boasts that it has cut greenhouse gas emissions in half

As part of its annual report on its environmental efforts, Apple has announced that its overall greenhouse gas emissions are now down 55% since 2015.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 3

Apple hits 18 gigawatts of clean energy in its environmental push

Apple is continuing to step up its environmental efforts, revealing new projects to increase the use of clean energy, as well as to replenish fresh water it uses by 2030 ahead of Earth Day.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 12

Greenpeace slams Apple supplier Foxconn over inadequate carbon reduction effort

Apple supplier Foxconn is falling behind in its decarbonization efforts, a Greenpeace report asserts, with the supply chain partner producing the highest level of emissions of final assembly companies.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 6

Black Friday deal: get 50% off the Lomi Classic tabletop composting machine

Lomi, known for its home composting products, is hosting an early Black Friday sale for 50% off the Lomi Classic tabletop composter.

Appleinsider Staff 2 years ago 0

Apple's 'carbon neutral' claims are misleading, say EU groups

Apple's carbon neutral claims are coming under attack, with European environmental groups and consumer watchdogs insisting they are misleading.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 27

Tim Cook defends Apple against greenwashing accusation

Apple CEO Tim Cook says greenwashing "is reprehensible" and has shown environmental journalists around the company's previously secret data center.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 15

Apple's carbon-neutral product claims called a 'climate-wash'

Apple's claims it has created its first carbon-neutral product could be far-fetched, with a Chinese environment research organization calling it "climate-washing" by the iPhone maker.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 12

Cook justifies Apple's advertising on X as a 'town square' for the Internet

Elon Musk's X is too important to stop Apple's advertising on the platform, according to Tim Cook, with the Apple CEO touching on political equality and environmental efforts.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 44

Activists agitate for 'iPhone infinity' with AI-generated Tim Cook, promise protests

Some green activists have turned to an AI-generated Tim Cook video to try to convince Apple to do more to save the environment with a modular iPhone — and plan to protest the point at Apple Stores this week.

Peter Cohen 2 years ago 20

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