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Latest Juniper Research’s report titled “Green Mobile Handsets & Applications: Strategies, Scenarios & Forecasts 2009-2014″ says that as consumer demand for environmentally sustainable mobile devices grow, green handset shipments could reach 485 million units within next 5 years. More precisely, the research company argues that numbers will grow from a quarter of million shipments in 2009 to over 105 million by 2014. The average mobile user is responsible for around 25kg of CO2 emissions per year. Last year all mobile phone users combined were responsible for 93Mt (Megatonnes) of CO2 emissions, which is a huge figure. In that sense, a concerted effort is required by companies across the industry to reduce these average emissions by a far greater extent over the next five years.
Further findings from the report include:
- Network operators and handset vendors should increase their promotion of handset take-back initiatives, and increase their take-back targets;
- Eco-applications offer the potential for the mobile industry to reduce CO2 emissions above and beyond its own direct and indirect emissions by exerting a positive influence on consumer behaviour.
More information about the report is available from Juniper’s website.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
