Embodied Carbon of Network Infrastructure

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What are the embodied carbon emissions of network infrastructure?

See also: Energy consumption of network communication

🔗 References

Lunden et al. (2022)

Emissions related to other phases of the life cycle roughly represent an additional 16% if a world average energy mix is assumed.

ITU (2020)

itu.2020.l1470greenhousegas (comment) (pg. 57)

Embodied emissions of mobile networks are calculated to remain at 2 kg CO2e/subscription and year based on [b-Malmodin 2018a] and [b-Malmodin 2018b].

itu.2020.l1470greenhousegas (comment) (pg. 60)

Embodied emissions of fixed networks are calculated as 4kg CO2e/subscription and year based on [b-Malmodin 2018a].  Overall manufacturing is expected to decrease.