Yet, contrary to a slew of recent misleading media coverage, the climate impacts of streaming video remain relatively modest, particularly compared to other activities and sectors.ĭrawing on our analysis and other credible sources, we expose the flawed assumptions in one widely reported estimate of the emissions from watching 30 minutes of Netflix. Streaming services are associated with energy use and carbon emissions from devices, network infrastructure and data centres. In this commentary, we examine the carbon footprint of these services.
With few options left for entertainment, streaming services are taking off. A version of this commentary was originally published in Carbon Brief.Įven before millions were confined to their homes by a global pandemic, improvements in internet connections and service offerings had led to an exponential increase in the use of streaming video around the world.
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