What is the Carbon Footprint of a Smartphone?

Manufacturing the average smartphone is estimated to create around 16kg of CO2 equivalent emissions. If you then add the amount of power the phone consumes over two years of average use then that figure rises to 22kg, but there’s also much more to consider.   All smartphones contain hazardous materials like bromine, chlorine, lead and… Continue reading What is the Carbon Footprint of a Smartphone?