Music Streaming and its environmental impact

EarthSonic Sustainability Report: 2026

EarthSonic has conducted an in-depth exploration of the technical, industrial, and ethical sides of digital music streaming. We’ve created a catalogue of info docs which demonstrate the ways streaming impacts the planet.

What’s our goal?

We aim to raise awareness of music streaming’s place within the discourse of climate change. Music has demonstrated immense power to enact social change in the face of global crises in the past.

We are considering the long-term changes that need to be made to ensure sustainability. This involves engaging music listeners to think about how technology affects climate change.

Research informed by professionals

We spoke to people from many areas of expertise to understand this complex topic. Our research covers every area of digital music streaming to help identify where we need to act.