Assumptions

What is included?

General assumptions: Emissions over it's lifespan incl. production.

Material

Material is included.

Production

Production is included.

Distribution

Distribution is included.

Use

Use is included.

End of life

End of life is included.

  Carbon Footprint (CO2e)

We focus on carbon footprint (CO2e), the decisive factor affecting climate change. However, other dimensions should be taken in account before taking decisions, e.g. the water, the waste and the land footprint as well as the ethical perspective. Click here to learn more about CO2e.

Sources

  1. Ritch,E. (2009). The Environmental Impact of Amazon’s Kindle, Cleantech Group. URL: https://gato-docs.its.txstate.edu/jcr:4646e321-9a29-41e5-880d-4c5ffe69e03e/thoughts_ereaders.pdf

  2. Rochester Institute of Technology (2009). Kindle vs. Printed Book An Environmental Analysis. URL: https://scholarworks.rit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9041&context=theses