The total emission of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) was highest for user devices among information and communications technologies (ICTs) at *** 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 *** 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 *** metric tons of CO2e in the same year.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1229872/carbon-footprint-distribution-ict-worldwide/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates. "Global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) carbon footprint distribution as of 2015, by type (in metric tons of CO2e)." Chart. July 9, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1229872/carbon-footprint-distribution-ict-worldwide/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates. (2021). Global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) carbon footprint distribution as of 2015, by type (in metric tons of CO2e). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1229872/carbon-footprint-distribution-ict-worldwide/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates. "Global Information and Communication Technology (Ict) Carbon Footprint Distribution as of 2015, by Type (in Metric Tons of Co2e)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 Jul 2021, /statistics/1229872/carbon-footprint-distribution-ict-worldwide/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates, Global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) carbon footprint distribution as of 2015, by type (in metric tons of CO2e) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1229872/carbon-footprint-distribution-ict-worldwide/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) carbon footprint distribution as of 2015, by type (in metric tons of CO2e) [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates, July 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1229872/carbon-footprint-distribution-ict-worldwide/
