Watching a half-hour show would result in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of 1.6 kilograms, the Shift Project said Maxime Efoui-Hess from the French think tank. Data centres absorbing vast amounts of energy for streaming services such as Netflix are responsible for 0.3 % of all global emissions , according to Netflix . Watching a half - hour episode results in 1.6 kg in carbon dioxide equivalent ##s , while online sharing in 2018 resulted in emissions equivalent to all of Spain 's , a figure which could double in the next six years , the environmental think tank said .
Data centres absorbing vast amounts of energy for streaming services such as Netflix are responsible for 0.3 % of all global emissions , according to Netflix . Watching a half - hour episode results in 1.6 kg in carbon dioxide equivalent ##s , while online sharing in 2018 resulted in emissions equivalent to all of Spain 's , a figure which could double in the next six years , the environmental think tank said .