Wireless Carriers Cutting Carbon Emissions Despite Data Surge: GSMA
Mobile network operators cut carbon emissions 6% globally from 2019 to 2022, GSMA said in a report released Tuesday. European operators led with a 50% reduction. In North America, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, emissions fell 20%-30%.…
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“Although operational emissions rose in Greater China and the Asia-Pacific -- the world’s largest and second-largest mobile markets, respectively -- global emissions overall decreased, despite growing data usage,” GSMA said. Achieving the sector’s target to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 requires industry to cut emissions to 45% below 2020 levels by 2030, the group said. “The evidence shows that the mobile industry’s commitment to net zero by 2050 is paying off,” said John Giusti, GSMA chief regulatory officer: “Despite surging demand for connectivity and data, the global carbon emissions of operators continued to fall.”