Apple's eucalyptus farms won't stop climate change

Apple's eucalyptus farms won't stop climate change

Apple invests quite a bit of time, money, and effort into its environmental initiatives, but it's hard to see whether or not its efforts are making an impact.

Apple’s Eucalyptus Farms For Apple 2030 Spark Environmental Debate - AppleMagazine

Announced in 2020, Apple 2030 is a bold plan to make every Apple device carbon neutral by the end of the decade. The company, already carbon neutral for its global corporate operations, targets a 75% reduction in emissions from 2015 levels, with the remaining 25% offset through carbon removal projects like tree planting. Apple has made strides, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by over 60% since 2015 and sourcing 17.8 gigawatts of renewable ener…

How Apple's use of eucalyptus in Apple 2030 is controversial

Apple invests quite a bit of time, money, and effort into its environmental initiatives, but it's hard to see whether or not its efforts are making an impact. Eucalyptus trees | Image credit: ekaterinvor on Pixabay The saying goes, "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." It's very possible to do a lot of harm while attempting to do a lot of good.In 2020, Apple announced "Apple 2030;" a highly ambitious goal of becoming 100% carbon neut…