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I'm finding this super difficult to believe, it doesn't pass my internal BS detector. Anyone know how they arrived at this? Quick order of magnitude calc: Goo
by zxcmx 6y ago
I'm finding this super difficult to believe, it doesn't pass my internal BS detector. Anyone know how they arrived at this?
Quick order of magnitude calc:
Googling "London to New York flight carbon emissions" I get 0.67 tonnes CO2 in the infobox.
Using https://www.powershop.com.au/carbon-calculator/ https://www.powershop.com.au/carbon-calculator/ as a quick guide, they reckon 0.66 tons CO2 would be generated by power use of about 620 kWh.
Suppose I watch for 12h a day, 30 days, 360h, they're claiming I'm responsible for power draw of clickety clack 1.7kW continous? (split between me, netflix and transit) To stream some video? Get outta here...
My napkin suggests they're exaggerating by about a factor of 10.
- mewpmewp2 6y agoI did not understand whether they meant the whole flight or just one person flying which would be an important distinction to make.
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- TheCoelacanth 6y agoThe 0.67 tonnes is quoted as per passenger. If it is supposed to mean the whole flight, then their assertion just becomes even more ludicrous.
- ehnto 6y agoAs the other commenter suggested, the costs aren't central to Netflix. They're including your home PC, network and ISP infrastructure in the cost. edit: Sorry, I didn't read your comment all the way through. You accounted for that.