Apple has a big goal of making all its products carbon neutral by 2030. But the company is now being sued over claims that its first such product to hit that goalApple Watchisnt actually as carbon neutral as Apple says. Heres what you should know about the new Apple Watch carbon neutral lawsuit. Updated 2/28 11:45 a.m. ET to include Apples statement in response below.Watch buyers believe they were misled by Apples carbon neutral claimsJonathan Stempel writes at Reuters:Apple has been sued by consumers who said its claim that three versions of Apple Watches are carbon neutral and environmentally friendly is false and misleading.In a complaint filed on Wednesday in San Jose, California federal court, seven purchasers of the green-tagged Apple Watch Series 9, SE and Ultra 2 said they would not have bought their watches or would have paid less had they known the truth.Applelaunchedthe watches in September 2023, saying they would be carbon neutral through a combination of lower emissions and purchases of carbon offsets.But the plaintiffsfrom California, Florida and Washington, D.C.said two carbon offsetting projects on which Apple relied to meet its corporate emissions target did not provide genuine carbon reductions.Two specific offsetting projects are named as not genuine:Kenyas Chyulu Hills ProjectChinas Guinan ProjectPlaintiffs argue that neither of these should actually qualify for providing carbon offsets to Apple:In both cases, the carbon reductions would have occurred regardless of Apples involvement or the projects existence, the complaint said. Because Apples carbon neutrality claims are predicated on the efficacy and legitimacy of these projects, Apples carbon neutrality claims are false and misleading.Maybe I dont understand how carbon offsets work, but isnt the point that Apple purchases them as some sort of credit towards the carbon produced by the manufacturing of their products?So of course Apple would have no hand in the reductions produced by those projects. The point is that theyre buying those offsets produced. Not funding the project as an investment, or managing it themselves. View all commentsThe lawsuit seeks damages from Apple and an injunction blocking Apple from using the term carbon neutral in any of its product marketing.Since the 2023 launch of the first carbon neutral Apple Watch models, Apple has also launched the M4 Mac mini as its first carbon neutral Mac, and also expanded the options for carbon neutral watches with the Apple Watch Series 10 line.Update 2/28 11:45 a.m. ET: Apple has provided the following statement to 9to5Mac:We are proud of our carbon neutral products, which are the result of industry-leading innovation in clean energy and low-carbon design. Weve drastically cut emissions for Apple Watch by over 75 percent, and we are investing significantly in nature-based projects to remove hundreds of thousands of metric tons of carbon from the air. That innovation and progress is important to us and to the planet, which is why we detail our work prominently and transparently for our users.What do you think of Apples new carbon neutral lawsuit? Let us know in the comments.Best Apple Watch deals and accessoriesAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel