Good points Michael, and that is also why I argue <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/michael_oghia/to-green-the-internet-we-need-ripe> the RIPE community should take an explicit stance on the Right to Repair. Best, -Michael On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 3:01 PM Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ca> wrote:
J Scott Marcus <scott@scottmarcus.com> wrote: > You would probably find some useful bits in a recent study of mine on behalf > of the European Parliament.
> J. Scott Marcus (2020), “Promoting product longevity: How can the EU product > safety and compliance framework help promote product durability and tackle > planned obsolescence, foster the production of more sustainable products, and > achieve more transparent supply chains for consumers?”, study for the IMCO > Committee of the European Parliament. > https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/648767/IPOL_STU(2020...
For the rest who did not read it yet:
"Some users always want to have the latest technology, but there is good reason to believe that a great manyof these mobile devices are replaced (1) because the battery has died, and cannot be replaced by the user; or (2) because the screen has cracked, and cannot be replaced by the user, or (3) because the manufacturer no longer is willing or able to support the software. "
with the caution that:
"These same considerations hint at reasons why any prolongation of product lifetime for passenger vehicles – a potential initiative which, interestingly, is not visible in the Circular Economy Action Plan – might prove to be counter-productive at this particular point in time. Any prolongation of the lifetime of existing vehicles risks a slight delay in the take-up of new electric vehicles and self-driving vehicles, thus potential delaying a technology evolution that produces benefits of its own. "
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