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Netflix is TWICE as bad as aviation for carbon emissions, study claims

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TV and video streaming industry emits 54 million tonnes of CO2 per year .

That's four per cent of total global emissions, double that of the aviation industry.

Streaming services have a negative effect on the environment due to the power required to transfer data a large proportion of which is generated by non-renewable energy sources like coal and coal.

But TVs and other streaming devices like smartphones have become energy-efficient.

Paris Agreement of 2015 said warming of the earth must be limited to a well below 2C increase.

In order to limit this global warming, a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, such as CO2, will be required within a set period.

It can be achieved through a combination of emission reduction and emission removal techniques - such as carbon capture.

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