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This data is from Apple last year. It simply is not negligible and they're one of the few trying to improve their processes. https://www.apple.com/environment
by benologist 7y ago
This data is from Apple last year. It simply is not negligible and they're one of the few trying to improve their processes.
https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/notebooks/13-inch_MacBookPro_PER_June2019.pdf https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/notebooks/13-...
13-inch MacBook Pro = 210 kg carbon emissions, 77% during manufacturing and just 16% for transport
https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/desktops/iMac_Pro_PER_June2019.pdf https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/desktops/iMac...
iMac Pro = 1468 kg carbon emissions, about 1/2 during manufacturing and just 4% for transport
- LyndsySimon 7y agoI don’t think that’s what the parent was saying. I think they were referring to the cost of transportation for the consumer, not for the product itself. The carbon emissions of burning a gallon of gasoline is about 11 kg - that’s an estimate, from a random website, so I don’t attest to its accuracy. It’s just a starting point for the following: I drive a 2000 Jeep Wrangler that gets 14 MPG. I drive about 20k miles per year, which works out to 1,430 gallons of gas or ~15,500 kg of carbon emissions. Based on this estimate, my vehicle’s fuel alone is equivalent to 75 10” MBPs per year.
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- blue_devil 7y agoWouldn't it be great to have the CO2 kg equivalent noted on the price tags of items/services?