1、 Spotlight on Sustainability Towards a greener TV and video value chain January 2025 Carl Hibbert Spotlight on Sustainability:Towards greener TV and video 2 2025 Futuresource Consulting Ltd Contents Introduction.3 Sustainability a top priority for enterprises.5 Global Video Entertainment Facts&Figur

2、es(2024).7 Sustainability in the TV and video industry.8 Regulatory initiatives.9 The continued rise in video content consumption.11 Consumer devices at the forefront of sustainability.14 Emissions from OTT and streaming video.17 Spotlight on sports.18 Summary.21 Spotlight on Sustainability:Towards

3、greener TV and video 3 2025 Futuresource Consulting Ltd Introduction The world has witnessed substantial change since the dawn of the industrial revolution,with a significant standard of living shift for most global inhabitants witnessed from the following:Global population reaching 7.8 billion in 2

4、023,rising 3.5%since 2020.1.45 billion passenger vehicles owned,a 7.25x rise over 50 years.50%growth in per capita consumer electronics device ownership to 3.6 from 2.4 in half a decade(2018-2023).Close to 5 billion scheduled passengers boarded the global airline industry,an increase of 40%over the

5、past two decades.380 million enterprises in operation worldwide,doubling in the past twenty years.However,improvements in quality of life,the adoption of digital and industrial products,and advancements in science and technology that have enabled these changes,all exert an impact on the Earths biosp

6、here.Greenhouse carbon emissions(GHG)in the earths atmosphere seven of which contribute to climate change,including carbon dioxide(CO2),methane(CH4),nitrous oxide(N2O),hydrofluorocarbons(HFCs),perfluorocarbons(PFCs),sulphur hexafluoride(SF6)and nitrogen trifluoride(NF3)have grown exponentially since