GSMA in its 2022 Mobile Net Zero Report revealed that 49 operators representing 62 per cent of the industry by revenue have now committed to rapidly cutting emissions over the next decade.
GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting over 750 operators with near 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including Nigeria, observed that whilst further work is needed to reduce emissions to hit its net zero ambition for 2050, the mobile industry continues to make meaningful progress in successfully decoupling data traffic with electricity use and carbon emissions.
GSMA’s Director-General, Mats Granryd, said, “We are proud that the mobile industry continues to align around the 1.5C decarbonization pathway, even in the face of double-digit growth in demand for mobile services. We have far more to do to achieve our net zero ambitions, but mobile will undeniably play an essential role in helping industries and individuals across the globe reduce their carbon impact.
GSMA claimed that mobile operators scoring a D or D- the previous year have improved their ratings to C, sometimes even leapfrogging to B.