If you travel often, it's highly probable that at some point in time, you've forgotten to pack your mobile phone charger.  

If you are like me, then you've probably forgot to pack it several times, and you now own multiple phone chargers, that are collecting dust in your home. (like these 3 to the left collect dust in my home)

Well, good news has come to the forgetful traveller…. This week, the International Telecommunication Union announced that they had approved a "universal phone charger standard."  To make a long story short, a universal industry standard will be developed for all handsets. 

This is a huge win for both the forgetful traveller, and the environment. The union predicts "a 50 percent reduction in standby energy consumption, elimiation of 51,000 tonnes of redundant chargers, and a subsequent reduction of 13.6 million tonnes in greenhouse gas emissions each year."

Cool. 

In the meantime, don't forget to pack your phone charger for your next trip. And be thankful that pretty soon, you'll be able to borrow a charger from anyone.