An online calculator helps users calculate their carbon footprint using social media apps such as TikTok or Instagram.
A new online calculator was launched by a U.K.-based website that allows users to calculate their carbon footprint. Social media apps. Apps like Instagram and TikTok have seen social media usage rise in the past decade.
Social media can be used to stay in touch and keep up with the latest news from around the globe. However, social media apps come with a high environmental cost.
Launched by a U.K.-based comparison site Compare the MarketThe social media carbon emissions calculator allows users to calculate how much carbon they are releasing while scrolling through their favorite social media feeds. According to the site TikTok has the largest carbon footprint of all the major social media platforms. It emits 2.63 gCOEq per minute. Reddit is close behind at 2.48 gCOEq. Instagram, Snapchat, and Pinterest round out the top five, with 1.05, 1.05, and 0.87 respectively. YouTube was at the opposite end of the spectrum with 0.46 gCOEq per min total carbon emissions. Twitch, Twitter, Twitch, and LinkedIn are the other social media apps that are relatively friendly to the environment. LinkedIn is 0.71 gCOEq/minute while LinkedIn is 0.55 gCOEq/minute. Facebook is 0.79 gCOEq/minute.
Calculate Social Media Carbon Footprint
This calculator allows social media users to calculate their carbon footprint by entering the number of minutes they spend on each social media platform each day. To calculate someone’s social carbon footprint, simply enter how many minutes they spend on each platform each day. Click on the ‘Calculate‘button that will display users their daily and annual carbon emissions for each platform. The calculations show that the following: “Investing 5 minutes each day on the ten most popular social media platforms amounts to more than 20kg of CO2 per year, or driving 84.5km (52.5miles) every year.”
The 2021 report reveals the average emissions per app. GreenspectorThe study examined the environmental impact of social networking usage. The study measured the news feeds from ten of the most used social media apps worldwide, including Facebook and Instagram, Pinterest, Reddit. Reddit. Snapchat. TikTok. Twitch. Twitter. The report stated that the app’s were compared. “carbon impact, energy consumption and data exchange”The measurements were made using a Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone with Android 8.
Find out about someone’s personality Social mediaAlthough carbon footprint is a great indicator of emissions, it is not the only thing that must be taken into consideration when reducing them. The three biggest contributors to carbon emissions for anyone are how they eat, travel, and how they use electricity at their homes. People who truly care about the environment and want to reduce carbon emissions should eat less meat and animal products, use public transport, or bicycle, and maintain a comfortable temperature and low air conditioning. These are the biggest contributors of global warming.
Source: Compare the Market, Greenspector