Thursday, March 18, 2021

Netflix Measures Carbon Footprint

Online movie streaming service Netflix, which has a significant presence in Los Angeles, has quantified its carbon footprint, using a tool created by UK researchers. According to calculations by the DIMPACT tool--developed by researchers at the University of Bristol--one hour of streaming is equivalent to running a 75W ceiling fan for four hours in North America, not an insignificant amount of energy.