{"id":46910,"date":"2025-02-28T14:47:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=46910"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:47:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:47:50","slug":"lawsuit-over-apple-watch-carbon-offsets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/28\/lawsuit-over-apple-watch-carbon-offsets\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit Over Apple Watch Carbon Offsets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Stempel<\/a> (MacRumors<\/a>, 9to5Mac<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Apple has been sued by consumers who said its claim that three versions of Apple Watches are “carbon neutral” and environmentally friendly is false and misleading.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

Apple, also known for the iPhone, launched the watches in September 2023, saying they would be carbon neutral through a combination of lower emissions and purchases of carbon offsets.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

“In both cases, the carbon reductions would have occurred regardless of Apple’s involvement or the projects’ existence,” the complaint said. “Because Apple’s carbon neutrality claims are predicated on the efficacy and legitimacy of these projects, Apple’s carbon neutrality claims are false and misleading.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

I doubt that large numbers of people wouldn’t have purchased Apple Watches without them being carbon neutral, but I guess this is the easiest legal route to try to hold a company to account for (alleged) misleading advertising claims.<\/p>\n\n

Benjamin Turner<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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for me it came down to the realization of what apple was saying about the environment versus what they were doing locking down devices through software and hardware pairing that ultimately juices the circulation of ewaste<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n