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The carbon footprint of streaming video: fact-checking the headlines

by shadowfaxRodeo on 8/14/21, 10:40 AM with 1 comments

• by shadowfaxRodeo on 8/14/21, 10:47 AM

  The carbon emmissions of the internet are often simplified to more data = more carbon — making streaming video the worst offender.

  Streaming video happens most on fast, more energy efficient networks — so I think we overstate it's effect, compared to say a website with lots of images and scripts hosted on different servers, and accessed over 2g.

  I'd love to hear from anyone with experience in this area who can suggest a place to learn more.