{"id":2982,"date":"2026-04-10T19:13:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/?page_id=2982"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:14:46","slug":"streaming-energy-co%e2%82%82-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/?page_id=2982","title":{"rendered":"Streaming Energy &amp; CO\u2082 Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"eco-tool wp-block-group\" id=\"eco-tool-streaming-c92h4\">\n  <div class=\"eco-tool__header\">\n    <h2 class=\"eco-tool__title\">Streaming Energy &#038; CO\u2082 Calculator<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"eco-tool__lead\">\n      Estimate the electricity use and CO\u2082 footprint of your video streaming habits.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <form class=\"eco-tool__form\" id=\"eco-stream-form-c92h4\" novalidate>\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__grid3\">\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"hours-c92h4\">Streaming hours per 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Streaming hours per day Average daily watching time. 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