Mobile technology is making a considerable contribution
to action on climate change according to Mobile Carbon
Impact, a report released by the Global e-Sustainability
Initiative (GeSI), authored by the Carbon Trust. The
analysis found that the use of mobile in the US and
Europe alone is already enabling a saving of more
than 180 million tonnes of carbon emissions a year, an
amount greater than the total annual emissions of the
New York State. This abatement, or reduction impact, is
approximately 5 times greater than the emissions emitted
from the operation of the mobile networks