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Tesla wants net-zero emissions, but its pollution grew in 2023

Its supply chain has gotten dirtier.

After all, Tesla operates several facilities in California, Nevada, and Texas — all parched Western states grappling with rising temperatures and increasingly stressed water systems. Policy changes may impact certain practices or infrastructure, potentially reducing installed capacity because the technology used-such as with die casting or the paint shop-cannot be fully decarbonized,” the report says. While its carbon footprint has grown over the past year, Tesla says that doesn’t account for the pollution avoided when consumers switch from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles.

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