Youngsters who binge-watch Netflix while scrolling TikTok are boosting global warming, warns boffin [Video]

YOUNGSTERS who binge-watch Netflix while scrolling TikTok on their phones are boosting global warming, an expert said.

Streaming endless TV shows generates a large amount of carbon dioxide emissions, Finnish academic Dr Kari Hiekkanen revealed.

And he pointed out doing it while also browsing social media requires a lot of extra energy.

Dr Hiekkanen said: “Every device, including its manufacturing process, consumes electricity.

“Emissions from information and communication technology (ICT) represents an ‘inconvenient truth’.

“Digitalisation has been touted as a solution to numerous challenges, yet it is crucial people recognise it comes with problems.”

In 2023, Google’s energy consumption equalled a quarter of the annual energy used in Finland.

Dr Hiekkanen went on: “There is a broad agreement among scientists that ICT services have already surpassed aviation in carbon emissions, several years ago.

“This …