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Already carbon neutral today for corporate emissions worldwide, the company plans to bring its entire carbon footprint to net zero 20 years sooner than IPCC targets. Newsroom Open Newsroom navigation Close Newsroom navigation. App Store. Apple Arcade. Company News. Store News. Apple commits to be percent carbon neutral for its supply chain and products by Cupertino, California — Apple today unveiled its plan to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by The company is already carbon neutral today for its global corporate operations, and this new commitment means that by , every Apple device sold will have net zero climate impact.

Climate action can be the foundation for a new era of innovative potential, job creation, and durable economic growth. With our commitment to carbon neutrality, we hope to be a ripple in the pond that creates a much larger change. Apple is providing detail on its approach to carbon neutrality with a roadmap for other companies, as industries look to reduce their impact on climate change.

In its Environmental Progress Report — released today — Apple details its plans to reduce emissions by 75 percent by while developing innovative carbon removal solutions for the remaining 25 percent of its comprehensive footprint. Over 80 percent of the renewable energy that Apple sources comes from projects that Apple created. To support these efforts and beyond, Apple is establishing an Impact Accelerator that will focus on investing in minority-owned businesses that drive positive outcomes in its supply chain and in communities that are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards.

We have a generational opportunity to help build a greener and more just economy, one where we develop whole new industries in the pursuit of giving the next generation a planet worth calling home. Low carbon product design: Apple will continue to increase the use of low carbon and recycled materials in its products, innovate in product recycling, and design products to be as energy efficient as possible.

All iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch devices released in the past year are made with recycled content, including percent recycled rare earth elements in the iPhone Taptic Engine — a first for Apple and for any smartphone. Apple decreased its carbon footprint by 4. Over the past 11 years, Apple has reduced the average energy needed for product use by 73 percent.

Expanding energy efficiency: Apple will identify new ways to lower energy use at its corporate facilities and help its supply chain make the same transition. Last year, Apple invested in energy efficiency upgrades to over 6. Renewable energy: Apple will remain at percent renewable energy for its operations — focusing on creating new projects and moving its entire supply chain to clean power. Apple now has commitments from over 70 suppliers to use percent renewable energy for Apple production — equivalent to nearly 8 gigawatts in commitments to power the manufacturing of its products.

Once completed, these commitments will avoid over Over 80 percent of the renewable energy that Apple sources for its facilities are now from Apple-created projects, benefitting communities and other businesses. Globally, Apple is launching one of the largest new solar arrays in Scandinavia, as well as two new projects providing power to underserved communities in the Philippines and Thailand.

Process and material innovations: Apple will tackle emissions through technological improvements to processes and materials needed for its products. Apple is supporting the development of the first-ever direct carbon-free aluminum smelting process through investments and collaboration with two of its aluminum suppliers.

Today the company is announcing that the first batch of this low carbon aluminum is currently being used in production intended for use with the inch MacBook Pro. Through partnerships with its suppliers, Apple reduced emissions from fluorinated gases by more than , metric tons in Fluorinated gases are used in the manufacturing of some consumer electronics components and can contribute to global warming.

Apple supported the development of an aluminum production method that releases oxygen, rather than greenhouse gases, during the smelting process. Carbon removal: Apple is investing in forests and other nature-based solutions around the world to remove carbon from the atmosphere.

Apple is announcing today a first-of-its-kind carbon solutions fund to invest in the restoration and protection of forests and natural ecosystems globally.

In partnership with Conservation International, the company will invest in new projects, building on learnings from existing work like restoring degraded savannas in Kenya and a vital mangrove ecosystem in Colombia. Mangroves not only protect the coasts and help support the livelihood of those communities where they grow, but they also can store up to 10 times more carbon than forests on land. Through its work with The Conservation Fund, the World Wildlife Fund, and Conservation International, the company has protected and improved the management of over 1 million acres of forests and natural climate solutions in China, the US, Colombia, and Kenya.

In a partnership with Conservation International, Apple is restoring degraded savannas in the Chyulu Hills region of Kenya. Apple is also partnering with Conservation International to protect and restore a 27,acre mangrove forest in Colombia. Mangroves can store up to 10 times more carbon than forests on land.

Apple engages with governments, businesses, NGOs, and consumers around the world to support policies that strengthen environmental protections and the transition to clean energy, which the company sees as a vital component of global climate action.

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