Data centres absorbing vast quantities of energy for streaming services such as Netflix are responsible for 0.3% of all carbon emissions, according to Nature. The report also found that the global average temperature has risen by 0.3°C since 1880, and is expected to rise another 0.5° in the next century.
Data centres absorbing vast quantities of energy for streaming services such as Netflix are responsible for 0.3% of all carbon emissions, according to Nature. Watching one half-hour episode results in 1.6 kg in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, 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 French think tank said.