A new white paper published by the Carbon Trust estimates an average carbon footprint of 55gCO2e per hour of video streaming in Europe in 2020, with viewing device as the largest determining factor. The white paper was developed in close consultation with DIMPACT.
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The Carbon Trust releases a whitepaper on the carbon impact of video streaming
11 Jun 2021 / The Carbon Trust
We finally know how bad for the environment your Netflix habit is
15 Mar 2021 / Wired UK
Streaming platforms finally have a tool to evaluate the size of their carbon footprint.
Major streaming companies join pioneering initiative to monitor media industry’s digital carbon footprint
9 Feb 2021 / University of Bristol
Netflix, BT and Cambridge University Press are the latest to sign up to the operational DIMPACT tool.
UK media rivals come together to measure industry's climate impact
20 Jan 2020 / Campaign
BBC, Sky and ITV collaborate on project to create calculator that could be used by any company offering digital products and services.
Pioneering tool to manage media industry’s digital carbon footprint
13 Jan 2020 / The University of Bristol
A collaboration between computer scientists at the University of Bristol and nine major media companies, including ITV and BBC, will help the media industry understand and manage the significant carbon impacts of digital content.
Media giants team up on pioneering tool to tackle climate crisis
13 Jan 2020 / Forbes
Some of the world’s largest media companies have teamed up with computer scientists at the University of Bristol to tackle their carbon footprint.