Apple Shrunk the iPhone’s Carbon Footprint. There’s a Way to Shrink It Even Further

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-07/apple-iphone-15-s-carbon-footprint-shrunk-but-it-could-be-even-more-sustainable?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTY5OTM2NDE5OSwiZXhwIjoxNjk5OTY4OTk5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTM1I1Q01UMEFGQjQwMSIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwQjVFMDM3MDAzMzc0Q0NCQUUxNzE4QkU3ODk5NDQ0MSJ9.DcHZEBwmgHBACaDEpCMUuGshn_BCXiftkA9ng_ztKbQ

Ensuring users can hang onto their phones as long as possible would help reduce the biggest source of emissions: producing phones in the first place.

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Telorand@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 2y

Apple: "Counter-point: more money, tho."

hotair@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

While it's too much, it's surprisingly small - 66kg. It's like 8 Gallons of Gasoline. Not sure how I would send the phone from China to anywhere for that much fuel - I suppose transport is extra.

silence7@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2y

Bulk container shipping uses very little fuel to move a single phone as part of a container full.