Remember the time we gave Samsung stores a makeover…
Greenpeace activists in Berlin protest for Samsung to commit to using 100% clean energy.
Or when we did this…
Greenpeace activists in Taipei called out Samsung for sponsoring this year’s Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, which were touted to be powered by 100% renewable energy.
And remember when you shared this?
Samsung is about to reveal ANOTHER shiny new model
Samsung is about to reveal ANOTHER shiny new model, the S9. When is Samsung going to announce something truly game-changing? A commitment to 100% renewable energy. #Unpacked #DoWhatYouCant http://act.gp/2ERaDmb
Posted by Greenpeace International on Sunday, February 25, 2018
After months of people-powered actions around the world, Samsung finally accepted our challenge to #DoWhatYouCant and taken the first steps towards 100% renewable energy! This is great news for our planet and the hundreds of thousands of people around the world taking action for a renewably powered future.
So what exactly has Samsung committed to?
1) A 100% renewable energy commitment in the US, China and Europe by 2020 (including all its own manufacturing factories).
2) Onsite installation of solar and geothermal energy in Korea, near its Hwaseong, Pyongtaek, and Suwon semiconductor plants. Samsung also supports the government’s national strategic plan to increase the country’s renewable energy use by 20% by 2030
3) Join the CDP‘s (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project) supply chain program next year, which helps to identify and manage climate change risks, to lead change in their supply chain.
See Samsung’s full statement here.
What does this mean?
This is a really important first step for Samsung to reduce its massive global manufacturing footprint. Just imagine, in 2016 alone, the tech giant’s energy consumption amounted to 16,000GWh, that’s the same as the Dominican Republic! This could help drive a faster transition away from fossil fuels like coal countries like China and South Korea.
If we see more ambitious actions from companies like Samsung and a shared responsibility then there is still time for us to turn the corner and build the renewably powered future we urgently need.
What is key now is to make sure Samsung follows through on this commitment with meaningful actions that actually lead to more renewable energy and expands this same level of ambition to other key regions like Vietnam.
With your help, we will be watching to make sure they do! For now though help us celebrate the good news!
Good news! Thanks to YOU, @Samsung has committed to go 100% renewable energy in US, EU & China by 2020. #DoBiggerThings pic.twitter.com/eQGecdhqZk
— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) June 14, 2018
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