Why Apple may be the one Big Tech company to hit its climate goals in the AI era

Apple says growing AI use won't derail its plan to become carbon neutral by 2030. It runs some AI processing on-device and powers cloud compute with renewable energy, while rivals expand fossil-fueled data centers. Apple's emissions have already fallen 60% while revenue grew more than 75%.

• Apple's emissions fell 60% since 2015 while revenue grew 75%
• Target: cut emissions 75% by 2030 and 90% by 2050
• Some AI runs on-device; cloud compute uses renewable energy
• Apple's total emissions last year were 15.2 million metric tons of CO2