Why is the eu concerned about charging standards for the iPhone14
Oct 06, 2022| Why is the eu concerned about charging standards for the iPhone14
European Union (German: Europaische Union, French: Union Europeenne, or the European Union (EU), is based in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. It was developed from the European Community with six founding members: Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Currently, it has 27 Member States and 24 official languages.
To start with, the GDP of the world's three largest economies in 2020 was $15.19 trillion for the EU, $14.72 trillion for China and $20.94 trillion for the US. The EU ranked second in the world. In terms of population, the European Union, with about 510 million people, outnumbers the United States with 333 million.
The EU has a say in setting standards for both economic strength and population. Especially in environmental protection, the EU is also the initiator and advocate of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.
The goal of global carbon neutrality began with the Paris Agreement, which came into force on November 4, 2016.
In response to climate change, 197 countries adopted the Paris Agreement at the 21st Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) held in Paris on 12 December 2015. The main content of the Paris Agreement is: to limit the global temperature increase to 2 ° C above pre-industrial levels and to seek measures to limit the temperature increase further to 1.5 ° C; Review each country's contribution to emissions reduction every five years; By providing climate finance to help poor countries adapt to climate change and switch to renewable energy.
The signing of the Paris Agreement marks the beginning of the transition to a low-carbon world, and its implementation is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The agreement provides a roadmap for climate action to drive emissions reductions and build climate resilience.
Up to now, more than 120 countries and regions have proposed their own carbon neutral approach. In terms of time, by the middle of the 21st century, there will be an increasingly strong call for the world to achieve carbon neutrality. This is the beautiful vision of carbon neutrality for all mankind.
The environmental sector function of the European Union is an important functional area that has been increased and strengthened in the process of EU integration. In response to the challenge of climate change, the European Union has introduced a series of environmental protection measures for everything from cars to homes and many electrical appliances.
This includes charging standards. Note that this is the charging standard, not the charger, charging cable, charging interface. Compared with a single individual, a charging standard is a system project, covering three major components: power supply, cable and receiving end.
There is a precedent for the European Union to get involved in the process of promoting global harmonization of charging standards. Such as USB-A chargers and MicroUSB ports, which we often use in our daily life.
