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https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin…
NEW RELEASE: “The true costs of digital currencies”, noting that “the total Bitcoin carbon footprint exceeds the total GHG emission reductions of electric vehicles (51.9 Mt CO2 in 2020)” and urging for a more comprehensive view in assessing the externalities of cryptocurrencies (June 2021).
- if it doesnt go up exponnential constant its fucked... the true essence of ponzineverscared
- i am not in to bitcoin and i think it's daft that we still cant prover carbon emissions but these estimates (hashrate*protocol*a... carbon per twh by country)kingsteven
- are probably massively off. assuming miners are idiots that run huge rigs and are not sourcing their energy from renewables even though it's cheaper? nokingsteven
- you could, with the same level of confidence conclude its driving demand for renewables and has potential to harness renewable energy in new locationskingsteven
- Renewables are already the cheapest! The thing is you can really run a power grid on renewables yet. Bitcoin has nothing to do with driving demand for renewable********
- So please stop repeating nonsense like that!********
- The planet is beyond fucked...greed is goodutopian
- graf, read. i'm only saying that this is only as accurate as other estimates that paint btc in good light such as the 73% renewable claimkingsteven
- not blaming you kingsteven, I just see that line repeated over and over about bitcoin boosting renewables = false********
- @ kingsteven - https://arstechnica.…Nairn
- + https://observers.fr…Nairn
- + the decade-plus of coal-powered mining across China.Nairn
- Just tax the shit at 101% when it's cashed out.Nairn
- I might be a bit slow but people are going to have to stop assuming I know their stupid acronyms and jargon before I start to comprehend any of this.CyBrainX
- i know all that Nairn, the Iranian farms use hydro (under the assumption there will be excess) thats why they're there. i agree with the sentiment, i just thinkkingsteven
- they are a worst case scenario based on assumptions due to the lack of data, to create public pressure make the industry prove its emissionskingsteven
- it's really an oversimplification of the problem - i find stories like the zombie natural gas farm far scarier... hopefully thats just US lunacykingsteven
- bitcoin is really making a difference.. a difference towards toxic shit destroying the enviroment.neverscared