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Apple has pressured Foxconn to build out renewable capacity for certain steps of iPhone manufacturing by 2018. There is a lot of work to be done in manufacturing (much harder problem) but they have definitely made a public commitment to reduce the impact:

https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/10/22Apple-Launches-Ne...



Let's just agree that both Apple and Google are doing fantastic jobs in this sector, and other big tech companies need to step it up.


Indeed. Let's not drive a wedge where none is needed.


I think the point parent was making was that Google (as a whole, not just data centers) is leading the industry to 100% renewable energy. Something Apple - which is making great advances - is yet to achieve.




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