Mobile phone industry emissions equal to the car and aviation industry?

It has been claimed in a news item on Edie.net that the mobile phone industry generates 183 million tonnes of CO2 annually which is approximately 0.7% of global emissions.

The report continues to quote Deloittes telecoms partner, Tony Cooper, "Telecoms businesses are responding to this issue, but there is still significant progress to be made in areas such as increased network sharing, reduced power consumption, improved field force effectiveness and reduced handset renewal."

After checking out google (classic - the extent of 21st century research) I saw Treehugger had expanded on this story and included a manifesto by the GSM Association that aimed to provide a blueprint for the industry to reduce its emissions significantly.

These figures seem big! However, it seems perfectly feasible none the less and I hope this info can increase the pressure on the industry to improve it's energy performance.

On this very blog we reported on developments by Nokia to manufacture a phone that never requires mains charging which from the perspective of the end user would mean big savings were possible.

As a phone user in England, I have been guilty of getting wowed by a new handset with every contract - not necessary surely (wifey negotiated a much smaller contract fee with T-Mobile if she didn't get a new handset, so it is a reality but I guess it's in the big contract providers interest to continue to lavish us with new handsets). I've heard the European market doesn't work like this and our company collect unwanted handsets to resell or recycle.

Less energy use please!

Greensource Solutions partners with Friends of Paradise Wildlife Park

We are happy to announce that we have gone into partnership with Friends of Wildlife Paradise Park to raise funds for their work by collecting empty printer cartridges, mobile phones, PDAs, MP3 players, digital cameras and sat nav devices. These will be reused or recycled.

Friends of Paradise Wildlife Park (FoPWP) is a registered charity
(charity number: 1108609) based at Paradise Wildlife Park in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. FoPWP is run by people with a real passion for animals who are dedicated to raising awareness for the conservation of animals both in the UK and Internationally.

To date, thanks to the effort put into fundraising by all our volunteers, those who attend our events, Paradise Wildlife Park and its visitors; FoPWP has been able to raise thousands of pounds for animal conservation charities worldwide including: Gyps Vulture Project, Wildlife Vets International, Hill Top Animal Sanctuary, 21st Century Tiger, World Land Trust through BIAZA, Save the Rhino and the EAZA Campaigns, including this year’s for European Carnivores to name but a few.

Numerous fundraising events are run throughout the year by FoPWP raising funds which are then available in the form of grants to any animal based project worldwide. A list of previous grants can be found on the PWP website on the dedicated FoPWP page.

Please help us to continue our important conservation work of raising funds and awareness for conservation efforts around the world by volunteering at one of our events, joining as a member, making a donation or coming along to one of our events.

Go to www.pwpark.com to find out more about FoPWP and Paradise Wildlife Park.

An honourable mention also needs to go out to Ashley at Paradise Park for efficiency beyond the realms of the charity world! (Ed. please note that all of our charity partners are extremely efficient)

Greensource Solutions partners with Ulster Wildlife Trust

We are happy to announce a new partnership with the Ulster Wildlife Trust. We will be raising funds for the Trust by collecting empty printer cartridges, mobile phones, PDAs, MP3 players, digital cameras and sat nav devices. All of these things will be reused or recycled.

The Ulster Wildlife Trust is your local nature conservation charity working across Northern Ireland for a natural environment rich in wildlife, valued by everyone. We are the only local charity dedicated to protecting all of our local habitats and species, both on our land and in our seas.

With your support, we can continue to:

• Engage with thousands of children and young people to inspire them about their natural environment.
• Maintain and grow our network of nature reserves as havens for local wildlife and people.
• Protect threatened species like the red squirrel, barn owl and Irish hare.
• Work at the heart of the community helping others to boost the wildlife value of their local parks and green spaces.
• Lobby government and elected representatives to ensure that legislation and policies are in place to conserve and enhance Northern Ireland’s biodiversity.

To find out more about our work and how you can help make a difference to local wildlife and wild places, visit www.ulsterwildlifetrust.org

The Ulster Wildlife Trust is a charity recognised by HM Revenue & Customs No. XN45269 and a company limited by Guarantee No. 12711

Greensource Solutions welcomes new charity partners

It's always a treat to announce we have a new charity partner, so for two to come along so close together is double bubble!!!

I will pay each charity the respect of giving them their own post so details will follow...