Sustainability - BBC R&D

Sustainable futures: Designing a secure carbon calculator

Investigating the potential of a personal data-driven climate impact calculator that puts users' privacy first.

Blog post on 26 Oct 2021

The carbon impact of streaming: an update on BBC TV's energy footprint

An update on the envrionmental footprint of BBC television services for 2019/20.

Blog post on 11 Jun 2021

How much energy is used to deliver and listen to radio?

AM, FM, DAB, digital television and the internet - which is more energy-efficient? And what effect could switching off certain radio platforms have on energy use?

Blog post on 28 Oct 2020

White Paper WHP 393: The energy footprint of BBC radio services: now and in the future

Chloe Fletcher, Jigna Chandaria

Modelling energy consumption of BBC radio services and how it could change over the next 20 years.

White paper published Oct 2020

How much energy is used to deliver and watch TV programmes?

We need to work together to reduce the environmental impact of the whole broadcasting eco-system, so we’re sharing our research with the industry.

Blog post on 8 Sep 2020

White Paper WHP 372: Using Behavioural Data to Assess the Environmental Impact of Electricity Consumption of Alternate Television Service Distribution Platforms

Dr Daniel Schien, Paul Shabajee, Jigna Chandaria, Dr Dan Williams, Prof. Chris Preist, Chloe Fletcher

An assessment of electricity usage in distributing and viewing television over different distribution platforms.

White paper published Sep 2020

BBC R&D Showcase 2020

Personal. Efficient. Sustainable. Discover how BBC R&D is helping to build a better BBC in these 3 interactive experiences.

Blog post on 7 Sep 2020

Sustainable Engineering

Climate change is one of the biggest threats to our human existence. The BBC’s sustainability strategy commits the corporation to making a positive environmental impact. Changing technology, particularly the move...

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From Lens to Screen: an industry collaboration for sustainability

Looking at future trends in the industry and the risks and opportunities for sustainable innovation these present.

Blog post on 29 Jul 2015

WHP 258

White Paper WHP 258: Understanding and Decreasing the Network Footprint of Catch-up TV

Jigna Chandaria, Gianfranco Nencioni, Nishanth Sastry, Jon Crowcroft

Understanding and Decreasing the Network Footprint of Catch-up TV

White paper published Sep 2013

Sustainability in broadcast and digital media

A summary of the “Sustainability in broadcast and digital media” event on March 6th, 2013

Blog post on 19 Apr 2013

The Carbon Footprint of Watching Television

Estimating the carbon footprint of a television programme's production - all the way through to watching it at home.

Blog post on 11 Oct 2011

WHP 189

White Paper WHP 189: A comparison of a Carbon Footprint of Digital Terrestrial Television with Video On-Demand

Jigna Chandaria

A comparison of a Carbon Footprint of Digital Terrestrial Television with Video On-Demand

White paper published Jan 2011

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