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Your Netflix habit has a carbon footprint, but the show can go on

Industry-backed study shows one environment impact of streaming is smaller than some estimates in the past.

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The research found an hour of streaming emits the equivalent of about 55 grams of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, based on a user in Europe

Kelly Gilblom | Bloomberg
Streaming your favorite hourlong television show is the environmental equivalent of boiling a kettle for six minutes or popping four bags of popcorn in the microwave, according to an industry-backed study from climate group Carbon Trust.
 
The findings are encouraging to researchers -- and good news for streamers such as Netflix Inc., which helped fund the work -- because they show the carbon footprint of streaming is smaller than some estimates in the past showed. Further, the study revealed ways in which entertainment companies can cut the emissions their products generate.

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