The total emission of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) was highest for user devices among information and communications technologies (ICTs) at 400 metric tons as of 2015. This figure is further divided into embodied emissions that arise out of the whole product lifecycle from manufacturing to end of life disposal at 195 metric tons of CO2e; and operational emission that mainly involves consumption of electricity for the device functioning throughout its active lifetime, which was estimated at 205 metric tons of CO2e in the same year.
Global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) carbon footprint distribution as of 2015, by type
(in metric tons of CO2e)
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Statista estimates. (July 9, 2021). Global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) carbon footprint distribution as of 2015, by type (in metric tons of CO2e) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229872/carbon-footprint-distribution-ict-worldwide/
Statista estimates. "Global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) carbon footprint distribution as of 2015, by type (in metric tons of CO2e)." Chart. July 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229872/carbon-footprint-distribution-ict-worldwide/
Statista estimates. (2021). Global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) carbon footprint distribution as of 2015, by type (in metric tons of CO2e). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229872/carbon-footprint-distribution-ict-worldwide/
Statista estimates. "Global Information and Communication Technology (Ict) Carbon Footprint Distribution as of 2015, by Type (in Metric Tons of Co2e)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229872/carbon-footprint-distribution-ict-worldwide/
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Global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) carbon footprint distribution as of 2015, by type (in metric tons of CO2e) [Graph], Statista estimates, July 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229872/carbon-footprint-distribution-ict-worldwide/
