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The Christmas movie emitting the most CO2 in Germany
The time to indulge in everything Christmassy is in full swing as the urge to stay in, cosy up on the sofa all day and watch endless films is socially accepted and celebrated. Whether you’re in the mood for a Christmas holiday classic or a Christmas rom com, it’s safe to say the movie industry has you covered on whatever you’re feeling.
With that being said, it’s no secret that Christmas has a huge environmental impact, with plans to create and strive towards an eco-friendlier Christmas in the future. This inspired the energy saving experts at Uswitch.com to uncover which Christmas film is emitting the most CO2 to encourage Christmas film lovers to reduce their streaming carbon footprint.
The top 10 Christmas films emitting the most CO2 per viewing
|
Christmas film |
Year Released |
Total Duration (minutes) |
Estimated Emissions per Viewing (C02g) * |
1 |
The Holiday |
2006 |
138 |
126.50 |
2 |
It's A Wonderful Life |
1946 |
130 |
119.17 |
3 |
Love Actually |
2003 |
129 |
118.25 |
4 |
The Best Man Holiday |
2013 |
123 |
112.75 |
5 |
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey |
2020 |
122 |
111.83 |
6 |
White Christmas |
1954 |
120 |
110.00 |
7 |
Fred Claus |
2007 |
116 |
106.33 |
8 |
The Christmas Chronicles 2 |
2020 |
115 |
105.42 |
9 |
Miracle On 34th Street |
1994 |
114 |
104.50 |
=10 |
Meet Me In St. Louis |
1944 |
113 |
103.58 |
=10 |
Home Alone 2 |
1992 |
113 |
103.58 |
*Based on estimated CO2 emissions of 55g per hour of video streaming provided by the Carbon Trust (Carbon impact of video streaming, 2021)
After a thorough investigation, the experts at Uswitch.com can uncover the Christmas film potentially emitting the most CO2 is the 2006 rom com ‘The Holiday’ with 126.5 grams of CO2 being emitted per viewing. The CO2 emission equivalent to one person watching the rom com classic would be the same as driving 0.426 KM in a car.
Following closely behind in second is the 1946 classic ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, emitting an estimated 119.17 grams of CO2 per viewing and would be equivalent to 0.401 KM of driving.
Ranking third is the 2003 Christmas star-studded classic ‘Love Actually’ with its CO2 emissions estimated to reach 118.25 grams per viewing and 0.398 KM of driving.
The top 10 Christmas films emitting the most CO2 in Germany
Having been able to uncover the potential CO2 emissions from these Christmas classics, Uswitch.com were also curious to calculate and estimate the CO2 emissions per European country. To do this, they used the above data of CO2 emitted from one viewing and multiplied it by the number of German households with internet access according to Eurostat.
|
Christmas film |
Year |
Total Duration (minutes) |
Estimated Emissions of German households (CO2 tonnes) |
1 |
The Holiday |
2006 |
138 |
4925.12 |
2 |
It's A Wonderful Life |
1946 |
130 |
|
3 |
Love Actually |
2003 |
129 |
|
4 |
The Best Man Holiday |
2013 |
123 |
4389.78 |
5 |
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey |
2020 |
122 |
4354.09 |
6 |
White Christmas |
1954 |
120 |
4282.71 |
7 |
Fred Claus |
2007 |
116 |
4139.96 |
8 |
The Christmas Chronicles 2 |
2020 |
115 |
4104.27 |
9 |
Miracle On 34th Street |
1994 |
114 |
4068.58 |
=10 |
Meet Me In St. Louis |
1944 |
113 |
4032.89 |
=10 |
Home Alone 2 |
1992 |
113 |
4032.89 |
According to the extensive research provided by Uswitch.com they can estimate a whopping 4,925.12 tonnes of CO2 emissions emitted from German households with internet access watching ‘The Holiday’. ‘It's A Wonderful Life’ could potentially emit 4,639.61 tonnes of CO2 in Germany and ‘Love Actually’ could emit 4,603.92 tonnes.
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