1.2b new smartphones sold in 2024, 10b units dormant

In 2024, over 1.2 billion new smartphones were sold in 2024 and they emitted more than 60MtCO2e from manufacturing alone.This was disclosed by the telecoms industry advocacy body, the GSMA in its Mobile Net Zero 2025 State of the Industry on Climate Action report.

by Adeyemi Adepetun