Dizzying Increase in Video Streaming Becoming Major Source of Global Carbon Emissions

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Jan 31, 2017, 12:31 pm139 pts
By Richard Sadler The Internet is fast becoming a major source of global carbon emissions—and the main cause is video demand, the increasing popularity of "real time" streamed video content. Video streaming to Internet-enabled TVs, game consoles and mobile devices already accounts for more than 60 percent of…

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