Apple CEO Tim Cook has called for businesses and world leaders to adhere to stricter climate targets, starting in 2021. Speaking at the UN’s virtual Climate Ambition Summit this year, he says: “we call on companies and governments around the world to do all we can to make 2021 the year we turn the corner for good.”
“This is no time for changes at the margins. Together, we can transition to a carbon neutral economy and usher in a new era of inclusive opportunity.”
The call for swifter action amid the climate crisis is accompanied by an announcement that Apple is helping 95 of its suppliers to transition to 100% renewable energy. Apple itself achieved carbon neutral emissions for its corporate operations this year, and in his address Cook discussed a plan – “unrivaled in its ambition” – to arrive at carbon neutrality across the company’s entire supply chain by 2030.