Climate Change and the Mobile Industry

This is an accredited course certified by the United Kingdom Telecoms Academy (UKTA) and accredited for Continuing Professional Development (CPD), delivered by the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA). It aims to inform telecommunications policymakers and regulators, particularly those in emerging and developing markets, about the multifaceted relationship between mobile technologies and climate change. It also discusses how the mobile industry is reducing its own impacts on climate change while also enabling climate action in other sectors. Furthermore, it details how policymakers can facilitate climate action across the mobile ecosystem and beyond. This course will also be helpful to other important stakeholders, including energy and climate-related policymakers seeking to better understand how mobile technologies can contribute to climate action, and relevant international organisations and NGOs who are interested in the intersection between digital and mobile technologies and climate change.

Session Dates

• Session 1: 29 September 2026, 11:00-14:00 CAT
• Session 2: 30 September 2026, 11:00-13:00 CAT

Course Objectives

• Understand the drivers and impacts of climate change.
• Learn how mobile operators are mitigating their climate impacts.
• Learn about the importance of responsible management of used mobile phones and other electronic equipment and waste.
• Understand the opportunities for digital and mobile technologies to support broader action on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
• Learn about the policy and regulatory enablers that can help the mobile sector have maximum impact on climate action.