For a better 2022 – alao plants 10 trees for each plan you purchase to help protect our climate
With a purchase at alao, you are not only doing your wallet a favor, but also the environment: Together with our partner Grow My Tree, alao will plant 10 trees for every purchase you make. The goal? To plant an entire forest of 10,000 trees! Find out in this article what you can do with just one purchase at alao:
Table of Contents:
• Eco-friendly mobile subscriptions at alao
• Why smartphones are harmful to the environment
• One alao order offsets a lifetime of smartphone use
Eco-friendly cell phone subscriptions at alao
Have you resolved to live more sustainably in 2022? Then we have good news for you: By shopping at alao, you will now offset your cell phone carbon footprint. For every order you place, we will plant 10 trees for you, which will remove the CO2 from the air. Trees absorb the carbon dioxide and bind it to themselves. They clean our air, so to speak, by filtering out the harmful substances. Thus, planting trees is one of the most sustainable, cost-effective and, above all, effective ways of contributing to climate protection.
How Grow My Tree works
All you have to do is place an order with alao, which will add 10 trees to our campaign. Once we have all 10,000 trees, we will order the transplanting from Grow My Tree and receive a certificate to confirm it. Grow My Tree then gets to work in the global south (Madagascar, Malawi, Uganda, etc.): the tree seeds are grown into seedlings in a nursery and then planted with other native species. Over several years, a mixed forest is thus created.
Tree chain reaction
Maybe you’re wondering what’s so great about a new mixed forest. The answer is: a lot! The trees clean the air through their photosynthesis and thus also the rainwater, which leads to a regenerated ecosystem. This triggers a positive chain reaction in the surrounding village communities.
Vegetables can be grown again and fruit trees produce yields. These yields not only serve as food for the surrounding village communities. They can also be sold and thus become a source of income. With the financial income, the health situation also improves, allowing children, especially girls, to go to school. For this reason, the village communities protect the forest out of their own interest and through Grow My Tree, local villagers are eventually hired and trained to plant trees.
What do trees continue to do for the environment?
Sure, neutralizing our CO2 emissions is great. But the great thing is that tree transplants can do so much more than just clean up the air. Not only are they life-changing for the surrounding village communities, but they also make a key contribution to nature. For example:
1. Creates habitat for animals
A tree is often also an important habitat for numerous animals and other plant species. Planting forests helps maintain biodiversity.
2. Protects nature
Both root and canopy trees contribute to nature conservation: the former holds the soil together and prevents landslides, while the latter slows the speed at which rainwater reaches the ground, preventing flooding.
3. Counteracts global warming
Trees provide shade and their leaves give off water vapor, cooling the planet even more. This is especially important now in times of global warming.
Why smartphones are harmful to the environment
Wherever electricity and energy are used, CO2 is also emitted. Of course, this also applies to smartphones. For example, every time the battery is charged with electricity. Or when the cell phone uses a data center. Which is the case with every digital service we use. In other words, every text message, every phone call, every video download involves a server in a data center that makes this communication possible. According to an analysis by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), information and communications technology is thus responsible for more than three percent of global CO2 emissions. This corresponds to around 1.3 gigatons of CO2 per year, with the telecommunications industry alone producing an estimated half of this.
Most environmentally friendly communication: SMS
According to the calculations of Mike Berners-Lee, author and researcher at Lancaster University, sending an SMS produces the least CO2 of all digital communication channels. In fact, each SMS generates only 0.024 grams of CO2. That’s about the same amount as a one-minute phone call over the mobile network. An e-mail is much higher: 4 grams for a standard e-mail, 50 grams with pictures and a large attachment.
Energy-intensive smartphone production
However, a smartphone requires even more energy and thus CO2 in its production. It needs five to ten times as much carbon dioxide there as in use. The main reason for this is the raw materials needed for production. The mining of aluminum, cobalt and other metals and earths, for example, requires a great deal of energy.
One alao order offsets a lifetime of smartphone use
Our air contains tons of excess carbon dioxide, and as cell phone users, we contribute quite a bit: On average, a single smartphone produces 47kg of CO2. This includes all stages from production to recycling.
It’s hard to say exactly how much CO2 a single tree absorbs. The amount varies depending on the tree species, tree characteristics and ecosystem in which the tree lives. Grow My Tree states that a tree absorbs about 22 kg of CO2 per year. The ten trees we plant for you with an alao purchase are definitely enough to offset your lifetime of smartphone use.
Grow My Tree Partnership
This innovative climate tech company sets out to combat climate change by planting trees. But they’re about more than just trees. That’s why they’re partnering with organizations in the Global South, because that’s where the environmental, economic and social impact of new trees is greatest. Their project aims to involve the local population, in line with the UN motto “Leave no one behind”. At growmytree.com you can learn more about their project and how it helps us create a better tomorrow.
Browse our website now
At alao you only need a few clicks to find your dream subscription and make an important contribution to nature conservation. Take a look at our subscription finder now and order a cell phone subscription perfectly tailored to your needs within a few minutes. And even if your contract is still running: We will cancel your old contract on time and take your phone number with you free of charge. You only pay when the contract is activated.
