June 02, 2017 at 03:25AM
Apple CEO Tim Cook joined other tech executives on Thursday in condemning President Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement.
The Paris agreement was intended to slow climate change by setting limits on carbon emissions and has been widely embraced by the business community.
"I spoke with President Trump on Tuesday and tried to persuade him to keep the U.S. in the agreement," Cook wrote in an email sent to employees. "But it wasn't enough."
Cook's email was first reported by Axios.
Below is the entire memo, obtained by Business Insider:
Team,
I know many of you share my disappointment with the White House’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. I spoke with President Trump on Tuesday and tried to persuade him to keep the U.S. in the agreement. But it wasn’t enough.
Climate change is real and we all share a responsibility to fight it. I want to reassure you that today’s developments will have no impact on Apple’s efforts to protect the environment. We power nearly all of our operations with renewable energy, which we believe is an example of something that’s good for our planet and makes good business sense as well.
We will keep working toward the ambitious goals of a closed-loop supply chain, and to eventually stop mining new materials altogether. Of course, we’re going to keep working with our suppliers to help them do more to power their businesses with clean energy. And we will keep challenging ourselves to do even more. Knowing the good work that we and countless others around the world are doing, there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about our planet’s future.
Our mission has always been to leave the world better than we found it. We will never waver, because we know that future generations depend on us.
Your work is as important today as it has ever been. Thank you for your commitment to making a difference every single day.
Tim
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