Climate worriers take note. Cancelling foreign holiday plans involving air travel and watching videos instead isn’t going to do anything for the dreaded ‘carbon footprint’. Far from it. How about sport on TV? ‘Watching sporting events such as the Paris Olympics have a massive carbon footprint’. Oh – maybe go for some long walks then. Or give up listening to overblown climate propaganda.
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The global TV and video streaming industry has become a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, surpassing aviation and data centers, according to a new report released by InterDigital in conjunction with market research firm Futuresource.
The report examines the industry’s carbon footprint from production to consumption, and found the streaming industry now emits twice the carbon emissions of the airline sector and four times that of the data center industry, says Techradar.
This impact is driven by increasing demand for entertainment, video communication services, and the widespread adoption of devices such as 4K TVs and smartphones.
Streaming events impact
TVs generated an estimated 54 million tonnes of CO2 in 2024, which the report says is comparable to the annual emissions of 11.7 million cars.
There are now 2.2 billion TVs globally, including 858 million 4K TVs (up 18% since 2022), which consume 1.7 times the energy of standard HD models. Total energy consumption across video devices, including TVs, set-top boxes, and smartphones, reached 357TWh in 2024, although this represents a 7% decline from 2022. Smartphones, however, saw a 27% rise in energy consumption since 2020.
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The report calls for industry-wide collaboration to tackle these challenges, particularly in addressing indirect emissions from supply chains and media production.
While energy-efficient devices and renewable energy adoption offer pathways to reduce emissions, further action is clearly needed. [Talkshop comment – no evidence of clarity offered].
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February 3, 2025 at 10:15AM
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