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areille | 4 years ago

I think that people "dedicated to the future of the planet" and "avoiding greenwashing" should mention that online video generates 60% of world data flow (~300MT CO2/year) [1], and that carbon dioxide emissions are also paradoxically one of the reasons why these documentaries are created.

This video is bad for climate change. Thanks for watching ! [2]

[1] https://theshiftproject.org/en/article/unsustainable-use-onl...

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJn6pja_l8s

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eloff|4 years ago

We have literally 100 bigger problems to solve before we worry about the climate impact of digital transmission.

This will just be solved as a happy side effect of getting our electrical grid off hydrocarbons.