Legal proceedings continue
The case speaks to broader tensions around the climate claims of corporations and the voluntary carbon market’s integrity.
The EDF has acknowledged concerns about credit quality are warranted but argues that stricter methodologies by industry groups are addressing these issues.
Elizabeth believes that companies should be encouraged to engage in carbon reductions.
“More broadly, we need to see this leading climate action scale across the private sector, not get penalised,” she says.
On 19 May 2025, the plaintiffs updated their complaint to demand a jury trial.
A hearing on Apple’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit is scheduled for 27 August 2025 in US District Court in San Jose, California.
Apple declined to comment on the amicus brief, referring to its previous statement expressing pride in its carbon neutral products.
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