Netflix says it has a plan to hit net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2022, with a big part of the streaming giant’s efforts aimed at operating more eco-friendly film and TV productions.The “Net Zero + Nature” plan was outlined Tuesday in a blog post by Emma Stewart, PhD, who joined Netflix as its first sustainability officer last fall.
At Netflix, “we aspire to entertain the world,” she wrote.
“But that requires a habitable world to entertain.”In 2020, Netflix estimates its carbon footprint was 1.1 million metric tons.
Roughly 50% of that was generated by the physical production of Netflix films and series, including third-party projects licensed as Netflix-branded originals.
Another 45% came from corporate operations (e.g.
office space) and purchased goods (like marketing spend) and 5% was attributed to internet cloud providers like Amazon Web Services and Netflix’s Open Connect content delivery network.Netflix’s Net Zero + Nature
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