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!
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