: I get how transportation contributes to CO2 emissions, but how is using simple electronic devices like smarphones still contribute to the production of CO2 emissions ?

Question

: I get how transportation contributes to CO2 emissions, but how is using simple electronic devices like smarphones still contribute to the production of CO2 emissions ?

In: Engineering

Answer 1

For most countries fossil fuels (coal) is burnt to generate electricity so the more electrical devices are used the more coal is burnt and the more CO2 is produced.