3. Methodology and approach

This section provides a summary of the methodological approach used to estimate the carbon emissions impact of video streaming. An overview of this approach, referred to as the conventional approach within this paper, is discussed including the characteristics of the conventional approach, the boundary used to define the footprint and a brief explanation of allocation and its role in this estimation technique. Following this overview, the key parameters used in this estimation approach and a high-level explanation of their derivation is provided.