Apple wants to become climate neutral by 2030 – that is Cupertino's goal. The company has now announced in a press release that additional suppliers for Apple production are switching to 100 percent renewable energy.
Apple has now announced in a press release that more than 110 suppliers are switching to 100 percent renewable energy, saving more than 15 million tons of CO2e per year. The press release states:
Apple today announced that more than 110 of its manufacturing partners around the world will transition their Apple production to 100 percent renewable energy, with nearly 8 gigawatts of planned clean energy coming online. Once met, these commitments will avoid more than 15 million metric tons of CO2e annually—the equivalent of taking more than 3.4 million cars off the road each year. In addition, Apple is investing directly in renewable energy projects to offset some of its upstream emissions, as well as a large energy storage project in California to test new renewable infrastructure solutions.
Lisa Jackson: "We are determined"
Apple's VP of environment, policy and social initiatives, Lisa Jackson, said Apple is "committed" to helping its suppliers become carbon neutral by 2030.
We are committed to supporting our suppliers in becoming carbon neutral by 2030 and are thrilled that the companies that have joined us span industries and countries around the world
Apple continues that since its original announcement to become carbon neutral, has "significantly increased" the number of suppliers that have switched to renewable energy and notes that its global operations are already carbon neutral. Apple went on to highlight new projects, such as a massive new energy storage system in California:
Apple is building one of the largest battery projects in the country, California Flats - an industry-leading grid-scale energy storage project capable of storing 240 megawatt-hours of energy, enough to power over 7,000 homes for a day. This project supports the company's 130-megawatt solar farm, which supplies all of California's renewable energy, by storing excess energy generated during the day and deploying it when it's needed most.
If you would like to read the entire press release, you can find it here here. (Image: Apple)
