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Removing the charger from the box does have an environmental benefit. It's less plastic and manufacturing, and makes the packaging smaller meaning they can ship more products causing fewer transportation emissions.
That it also saves them money is just a massive boon to them.
“Carbon offsets” is a scam like recycling.
I thought the change to usb c was because of the EU law?
They all do.
I was all in favour until I saw it was a Chinese research organisation.
For what it’s worth, the organization is reportedly well regarded as a climate-focused NPO. But their claim of “climate-washing” (which is a new term to me; I’ve only ever heard “green-washing” before) is pretty weak at the moment. They don’t provide any actual evidence of wrongdoing, just a lack of proof of rightdoing (see I can do it too). The issue they cite is simply that Apple doesn’t require carbon emissions reporting from all of the associated factories, so it’s hard to substantiate the lofty claim of carbon neutrality.
So it’s like claiming you lied about donating to charity because you aren’t showing receipts; it’s certainly much more likely that you’re lying about it, but it’s not proof at all.
