albert: Average hour of TV contributes 5.7t CO2e per hour

Figure is lower than expected, which albert describes as an indication that sustainable practices are remaining in place, despite increased demands and pressures on the production community

By Jenny Priestley

Published: June 15, 2022 Updated: June 16, 2022

Figure is lower than expected, which albert describes as an indication that sustainable practices are remaining in place, despite increased demands and pressures on the production community

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albert has released data from its carbon calculator and certification toolkit, revealing that in 2021 the average hour of TV contributed 5.7t CO2e per hour.

That is a 30 per cent increase compared to 2020, but significantly less than 2019's 9.2tCO2e.

The organisation says it believes the 2020 figure was likely an anomaly brought about by lockdown and the move to remote working.

It added that 2021's lower than expected average is an indication that sustainable practices are remaining in place, despite increased demands and pressures on the production community.

One of the largest part of any production's footprint, regardless of genre is travel. According to albert road travel makes up the largest part of these emissions at 52 per cent, followed by air travel (35%) then rail (7%), courier (3%) boat (2%) and freight (1%).

Petrol remains the most used fuel type at 77 per cent, while hybrid and electric cars only make up 2% and

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