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this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2025
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That's exactly the reasoning Google has followed with its development and promotion of webp. Unfortunately, whether the website cares or not, CO₂ emissions are markedly higher due to increased client energy consumption, and that does directly affect you, so it's worth considering the implications of using webp in a popular site.
the data cost (fuck rural ISPs, but not enough for me to get musklink) is higher to me than the energy cost