Video calls

Our forest impact

170K hours of video calls

equal the CO₂ our forest is estimated to capture (101.76 tonnes)

How we calculated this

Calculation methodology

This calculation estimates the CO₂ emissions for standard definition video calls between 2-10 participants, with an emission rate of 0.6 kg per hour.

101,760 kg ÷ 0.6 kg/hour = 169,600 hours of video calls

Our forest's estimated capture: 101.76 tonnes CO₂

Emissions per item (hours of video calls): 0.6 kg CO₂

Sources & references

MIT Energy Initiative - Virtual Meeting Carbon Footprint Study

Comprehensive MIT study showing that one hour of videoconferencing can emit between 150-1,000 grams of CO2, with standard definition averaging 600g per hour.

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Nature Communications - Virtual Conference Climate Impact Research

Peer-reviewed research published in Nature Communications analyzing the climate impact of virtual vs. in-person conferences, providing detailed carbon emission data.

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CIBO Technologies - Video Call Carbon Footprint Analysis

Technical analysis showing standard-definition video calls produce 0.6 kg CO2 per hour for a 2-person meeting, with emissions scaling based on video quality and participants.

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