Kick the Habit: A UN Guide to Climate Neutrality

LIFE-CYCLE STAGES INPUTS GHG EMISSIONS

PRIMARY MATERIALS EXTRACTION

PRIMARY MATERIALS PROCESSING

From oil to plastics From iron ore to steel sheets

T r a n s p o r t

Industrial processes

WATER

COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING

ELECTRICITY

ASSEMBLY

Extracting and manufacturing of cardboard and plastics Printing

PACKAGING

Flat LCD screen

185

or

Case

Tube

18

8

Regular CRT monitor

Average CO 2 emissions from component manufacturing (kg)

DISTRIBUTION

Electronic components

11

69

Circuit boards

15

Chemicals

Silicon wafers

48

production

17

Central Unit case

THE CYCLE – REDUCE KICK THE HABIT

97