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Apple Watch Not a 'CO2-Neutral Product,' German Court Finds
The court found Apple’s carbon offset project lacked secure land leases for 75% of its area beyond 2029, undermining claims of genuine carbon neutrality for the Apple Watch.
- A German court has ruled that Apple cannot advertise its Watches as 'CO2-neutral products' in Germany, finding this claim to be misleading and in violation of German competition law.
- The court said the short timeline of the carbon offset project, involving eucalyptus plantations with leases expiring in 2029, undermined Apple's carbon-neutral claims for the Watches until 2050.
- The environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe brought the lawsuit against Apple, arguing that consumers would assume the carbon neutrality claims meant emissions were offset until around 2050 based on the Paris Agreement.
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Apple ensures that carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of its connected watches are compensated by tree plantings in Paraguay. Problem: According to justice, most of these land is rented only until 2029.
·Paris, France
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Apple Watch not a 'CO2-neutral product,' German court finds
Apple can no longer advertise its Apple Watch as a "CO2-neutral product" in Germany, following a court ruling on Tuesday that upheld a complaint from environmentalists, finding that the U.S. tech company had misled consumers.
·United Kingdom
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