Apple Issues $1 Billion Green Bond After Trump's Paris Climate Exit (reuters.com)

An anonymous reader shares a report: Apple offered a $1 billion bond dedicated to financing clean energy and environmental projects on Tuesday, the first corporate green bond offered since President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris climate agreement. The offering comes over a year after Apple issued its first green bond of $1.5 billion -- the largest issued by a U.S. corporation -- as a response to the 2015 Paris agreement. Apple said its second green bond is meant to show that businesses are still committed to the goals of the 194-nation accord. "Leadership from the business community is essential to address the threat of climate change and protect our shared planet," said Lisa Jackson, Apple's vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives.

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YES!

[DigiShaman]

As one that agreed with Trump in pulling the US out of this stupid Paris accord, I AGREE WITH APPLE on this! Let business that can, and are willing to afford it, do so. I can't wait till the cost of solar and wind drops so I can retrofit my house with them too. I love green energy. I HATE STATIST fucks that wish to ram it down my throat half-way around the world.

Re:Second that

[randomErr]

The idea of the accord is good: use renewable energy. The implementation of not applying the same standard to all members of the accord was what is wrong. The standards are based at specific point in time, China, India, and Russia come to mind. Their economies have since picked and so has their pollution output. There was no solid way to re-assess a country's progress/regress.

Also detestable dictatorships were getting million from rich countries to pay for 'green credits.' I don;t like the idea of paying people to think about planting tree while they use our money to oppress their people.

If a private company is willing to fund green energy without paying a dictatorship to harm their own people I'm all for it. I'm just tired of the US, one of the cleanest countries, funding countries that are not even trying to reduce pollution.