Which websites have the biggest carbon footprints?


Making 69 visits to Reddit is apparently equivalent to a similar carbon footprint as traveling 5km by car. — AFP

Reddit, Pinterest and Nintendo are some of the world’s most polluting websites in terms of carbon emissions, whereas Wikipedia, LinkedIn and H&M are among the cleanest, according to a ranking drawn up by Uswitch.

From watching videos to sharing photos and shopping, everything we do online has a carbon footprint. But which websites have the highest carbon footprints and which are the most eco-friendly?

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