Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Voot, HBO Go, Apple TV+, Disney TV+ have more than 600 million subscribers globally. These video streaming services generate 300 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in a year which is nearly 1 % of global carbon dioxide emissions.
TV broadcasting transmitters use a lot of power to deliver TV signals directly to a huge number of people but streaming video requires more tools, equipments, energy because it is one to one service not one to many.
When we click on 'next episode' of our favourite series on Netflix, amazon prime, Hotstar etc the request goes to a huge data centre full of computers, which sends the video file. In case of Phone the video may be sent over cellular network or in case of Wi-Fi router the signal is sent to a box before it reaches our laptops.
