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- What are the environmental impacts of mobile phones?
- What are the environmental issue brought about by using making smartphones?
- Do mobile apps affect the environment?
- How does charging your phone affect the environment?
What are the environmental impacts of mobile phones?
Mining for mobile phones
Most of the materials in your mobile phone are metals or other elements which can only be sourced by mining. While mining provides us with many of the elements we need, some mining projects can cause water pollution, erosion, deforestation and harm the animals and plants in the area.
What are the environmental issue brought about by using making smartphones?
Making smartphones is an emissions-laden process. A brand-new smartphone generates an average of 85 kilograms in emissions in its first year of use. Ninety-five percent of this comes from manufacturing processes, including the extraction of raw materials and shipping.
Do mobile apps affect the environment?
It is all the more worrying if we look more closely at its evolution. Between 2010 and 2019, the impact of digital technology has doubled. GHG emissions from computers, phones and data centres are expected to rise from 3.8% of global emissions in 2019 to more than 14% in 2040.
How does charging your phone affect the environment?
The estimated carbon footprint of charging one phone
To put this number into perspective, the average annual electricity consumption of a US residential customer was 10,649 kWh in 20194 – making the annual electricity use of charging one phone equal to 0.01% of the total annual use of a home.
