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.
