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Netflix v the environment

We test the claim that watching 30 minutes of Netflix has the same carbon footprint as driving four miles.

The list of ways campaigners say we need to change our behaviour in response to climate change seems to grow every week. Now, streaming video is in the frame. We test the claim that watching 30 minutes of Netflix has the same carbon footprint as driving four miles.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Richard Vadon

(A woman holds a remote controller while eating popcorn and watching a film. Credit: Ercin Top / Getty Images)

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Tue 3 Mar 202003:50GMT
BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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  • Sat 29 Feb 202018:50GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet
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    BBC World Service except West and Central Africa
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    BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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