When you stream your favourite music video or even a movie clip on computer, ipad or tablet, you are actually helping our environment.
Published : 29 May 2014, 04:22 PM
According to a promising study, streaming can be much better for the environment, requiring less energy and emitting less carbon dioxide (CO2), than some traditional methods of DVD renting, buying and viewing.
“The equipment designers and policymakers should focus on improving the efficiency of end-user devices and network transmission energy to curb the energy use from future increases in video streaming,” said lead author Arman Shehabi from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US.
The researchers cite modern devices such as laptops and tablets as the reason for this improvement, as they are much more efficient than older, energy-sapping DVD players.
Since you do not need to drive all the way to go and buy or rent DVDs makes this method much more energy- and carbon-intensive.