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Apple has announced that CEO Tim Cook is set to speak at the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit on Saturday, Dec. 12.
The summit is being held on the fifth anniversary of the international Paris climate agreements. It's being co-hosted by the United Nations, the U.K., and France, and comes ahead of UN talks slated for 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Cook's plan to deliver remarks at the summit was confirmed by Reuters.
According to the summit's website, it will provide "a meaningful platform for civil society, young people and Indigenous Peoples representatives, many of whom disproportionately experience the impacts of climate change."
Countries will set new goals based on the three pillars of the Paris Agreement: "mitigation, adaptation, and finance commitments." The U.S. is no longer part of the Paris Accord, though President-elect Joe Biden has signaled intent to rejoin it.
Apple has placed increased emphasis on sustainability and environmental responsibility in recent years. The Cupertino tech giant has been running on 100% renewable energy since 2018, and recently announced plans to become carbon neutral across its operations and supply chain by 2030.
Back in 2019, Cook spoke about Apple's sustainability goals during the 30th annual Ceres gala. "Companies have a responsibility to use their innovation and agility to lead on the climate crisis," Cook said in a tweet during the event
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Oh, FFS... Tim is going to go into politics, it’s been very obvious now for some time. And he’d be making the worst decision of his life in so doing.
Apple has invested to make itself carbon neutral for all of its operational emissions as of May this year, and is already about a third of the way in moving suppliers to 100% renewables.