Electronic sports are also known as E-sports, are a form of competition using video games and more often than not, it releases a vast amount of greenhouse gas to the environment though it may seem like .

The video gaming industry brings about a multitude of problems for the environment. Firstly, the production of video gaming consoles requires several mined minerals such as copper, nickel, gold, and zinc. The act of mining is detrimental to the environment because carbon dioxide emitted from the various processes from extraction all the way to production. For instance, since the release of Playstation 4 in 2013, it has released 8.9 billion kilograms of carbon dioxide which is more than Jamaica’s emissions in 2017, all for a game console. This will also result in E-waste which is often shipped to Africa and Asia producing other sets of environmental and social problems.

Next, for gamers who stream and uses cloud storage, more data is needed which require more energy usage. Additionally, having to update game is more carbon intensive. For instance, games such as Fortnite and Call of Duty constantly require lots of updates which uses a huge amount of data. Therefore, with a huge fanbase, this will drastically worsen the energy usage. Therefore, in the realm of E-sports where often these games are being streamed to the viewers, do contribute to environmental pollution from the usage of energy.

Hence, e-sports also greatly contribute to environmental pollution through the usage of energy and materials needed for the production of the physical game consoles.