TMSC claims it will be carbon neutral by 2050

Stefan Mileschin · 22nd September 2021, 08:12

That means losing 15 million tons of carbon

TSMC announced last week that it would flatten its emissions growth by 2025 and reach net-zero carbon by 2050.

While that sounds like a jolly long time, TSMC chucks out more than 15 million tons of carbon pollution last year across the entire scope of its operations. This is a little ironic given that its biggest customer, Apple touts its green credentials to its liberal fanboys.

To put the figure into perspective it is about the same as output as the country of Ghana.

The amount of carbon pollution per wafer produced by TSMC has declined in recent years, surging demand for semiconductors has driven overall emissions up, and years of rising energy use, likely from the introduction of EUV lithography, has slowed progress.

Chairman Mark Liu said in a statement that TSMC is deeply aware that climate change has a severe impact on the environment and humanity. “As a world-leading semiconductor company, TSMC must shoulder its corporate responsibility to face the challenge of climate change.”

https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...eutral-by-2050

22nd September 2021, 08:12	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,500	TMSC claims it will be carbon neutral by 2050 That means losing 15 million tons of carbon TSMC announced last week that it would flatten its emissions growth by 2025 and reach net-zero carbon by 2050. While that sounds like a jolly long time, TSMC chucks out more than 15 million tons of carbon pollution last year across the entire scope of its operations. This is a little ironic given that its biggest customer, Apple touts its green credentials to its liberal fanboys. To put the figure into perspective it is about the same as output as the country of Ghana. The amount of carbon pollution per wafer produced by TSMC has declined in recent years, surging demand for semiconductors has driven overall emissions up, and years of rising energy use, likely from the introduction of EUV lithography, has slowed progress. Chairman Mark Liu said in a statement that TSMC is deeply aware that climate change has a severe impact on the environment and humanity. “As a world-leading semiconductor company, TSMC must shoulder its corporate responsibility to face the challenge of climate change.” https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...eutral-by-2050

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