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Apple’s updated environmental report card by the numbershttp://9to5mac.com/2014/04/21/apples-updated-environmental-report-card-by-the-numbers/
Ahead of Earth Day celebrations planned for tomorrow, Apple today has completely revamped its environmental sitehttp://9to5mac.com/2014/04/21/tim-cook-discusses-apples-environmental-effort-in-new-better-video/ with new stats alongside announcements for initiatives planned for the year to come. It also gave an interview with its new head of environmental issues Lisa Jacksonhttp://9to5mac.com/2014/04/21/apples-lisa-jackson-talks-environmental-initiatives-120-u-s-retail-stores-powered-by-renewable-energy-94-renewable-across-corporate/. If you don’t want to dig through and read the multiple pages in Apple’s updated report, below we’ve put together a roundup of all the numbers and initiatives Apple announced today:
-2013 Carbon Footprint: 33,800,000 metric tons of green house gas emissions.
-9 percent increase in carbon footprint for 2013 (after improving data accuracy from years prior).
-169 percent increase in the use of renewable energy at Apple corporate facilities worldwide (35% in 2010).
-In 2013, converted 73 percent energy for all facilities — 86 percent for corporate campuses, and 100 percent for data centers.
-Already 120 U.S. retail stores powered with renewable energy in 2014.
-Two 20-megawatt solar arrays, nation’s largest privately owned onsite solar installation.
-Maiden data center generates 167 million kilowatt‑hours of renewable energy onsite per year — enough to power the equivalent of 13,837 homes.
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-18‑ to 20‑megawatt solar array with new photovoltaic panel planned for 2015. Will generate over 43 million kilowatt‑hours of clean, renewable energy per year.
-Apple Campus 2 will use 30 percent less energy than a typical R&D office building.
- The cost to charge the battery of an iPhone 5s once a day in the U.S. is 51¢ per year.
-Power consumption in idle with the display on is 33 percent less than the previous‑generation 11‑inch MacBook Air.
-The 11‑inch MacBook Air consumes the least total energy in its class — 0.25W when off, 0.75W in sleep, and 6.0W with the display at full brightness.
-Timer Coalescing lets a Mac use less energy by grouping operations together, reducing CPU activity up to 72 percent.
-iPhone packaging mass reduced by 26 percent from 2007 to 2013.
-Mac Pro uses 74 percent less aluminum and steel than last gen.
-30% recycled material in aluminum iMac stand.
-30% post-consumer recycled plastic in Mac Pro speakers.
-Over 90 percent of recycled material from non-Apple products.
-421 million pounds of equipment diverted from landfills since 1994.
-Reduced the average total power consumed by Apple products by 57 percent since 2008.
-New Clean Water Program pilot to increase water reuse and recycling at 13 water‑intensive supplier sites.
-Rollout of PVC‑free cables in China across all products complete.
-Cupertino HQ energy initiates saved enough energy to power 1200 homes per year.