The Climate Cost of Your Next Smartphone

Lucas and Luna zoom in on the carbon footprint of a single smartphone — from mining rare earths to chip fabrication to shipping and charging. Using a specific 2025 flagship model as a case study, they break down which lifecycle stage emits the most CO2 and why most consumers are looking at the wrong number when they check a phone's 'environmental report card'. The episode also covers how Apple, Samsung, and Fairphone are approaching decarbonization differently, and whether repairability legislation in Europe is actually moving the needle. A concrete, numbers-driven look at the hidden emissions in one of the most common devices on the planet. #SmartphoneCarbonFootprint #ElectronicsEmissions #LifecycleAnalysis #RareEarthMining #ChipFabrication #SupplyChainEmissions #Apple #Samsung #Fairphone #RightToRepair #EUClimatePolicy #GreenElectronics #CircularEconomy #ClimateEconomics #CarbonAccounting #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #ClimateEconomics Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo