Video streaming on Netflix emits carbon dioxide mostly due to the generation of data from servers, which consume electricity. In 2019, a 30 minute show on this streaming platform emitted around 63.5 grams of carbon dioxide in Australia, while Norway in contrast, only emitted 0.74 grams of carbon dioxide.
Emissions from streaming a half-hour Netflix show worldwide in 2019, by select country (in grams of carbon dioxide per half hour)
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IEA. (March 25, 2020). Emissions from streaming a half-hour Netflix show worldwide in 2019, by select country (in grams of carbon dioxide per half hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109760/co2-emissions-half-hour-netflix-show-globally-by-country/
IEA. "Emissions from streaming a half-hour Netflix show worldwide in 2019, by select country (in grams of carbon dioxide per half hour)." Chart. March 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109760/co2-emissions-half-hour-netflix-show-globally-by-country/
IEA. (2020). Emissions from streaming a half-hour Netflix show worldwide in 2019, by select country (in grams of carbon dioxide per half hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109760/co2-emissions-half-hour-netflix-show-globally-by-country/
IEA. "Emissions from Streaming a Half-hour Netflix Show Worldwide in 2019, by Select Country (in Grams of Carbon Dioxide per Half Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109760/co2-emissions-half-hour-netflix-show-globally-by-country/
IEA, Emissions from streaming a half-hour Netflix show worldwide in 2019, by select country (in grams of carbon dioxide per half hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109760/co2-emissions-half-hour-netflix-show-globally-by-country/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Emissions from streaming a half-hour Netflix show worldwide in 2019, by select country (in grams of carbon dioxide per half hour) [Graph], IEA, March 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109760/co2-emissions-half-hour-netflix-show-globally-by-country/