THE environment will pay a hefty price for the boom in digital television. Generating the power to run TVs and other video devices already dumps 7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year into the atmosphere in the UK alone. And this is expected to triple over the next 10 years.
The hike will come as more people add the set-top box needed to view digital TV to their home entertainment system. The warning came on 3 June from the Energy Saving Trust, a green campaign group. It says the biggest waste comes in standby mode. Set-top boxes consume around…
