Crewdle - the environmentally friendly zoom alternative Video calls have become an indispensable part of our everyday lives, whether in a professional or private context. But did you know that streaming video is responsible for most of the online pollution? Video conference platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Co. produce up to 1 kg of CO2 and consume around 12 liters of fresh water per hour and per user . This is mainly due to the servers, which are responsible for almost all of the carbon emissions of virtual communication. Added to this is the electricity required by the data centers, which often does not come from renewable energy sources. However, video conferencing tools have another problem: The streams are usually first sent to a server before they reach your virtual counterpart. And although the large providers assure the security of their services, the small print often overlo...