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Do Our Streaming Habits Negatively Impact the Planet?

Good Together: Ethical, Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Living

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The Impact of Streaming on the Environment

Laura Linn: I've always been attentive to the materiality of the media. So that was what got me started on this research. She says it's difficult to separate streaming video from all the other energy uses within information and communication technologies. But basically, ICT's carbon footprint as a whole is somewhere between 3% and 4% of the global carbon footprint annually.

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