nostr:npub1jetvrx6dsrj7ga7pj4f877t6caatwpdkc7xguthfpschlhcnhe0scjkcpw Is crypto mining dirtier than powering EVs?
Bitcoin is dirty, dirty, dirty.
“The worldwide BTC mining network consumed 173.42 TWh of electricity during the 2020–2021 period, bigger than the electricity consumption of most nations. The mining process emitted over 85.89 Mt of CO2eq in the same timeframe, equivalent to the emission caused by burning [42 million tons] of coal or running 190 natural gas‐fired power plants.”
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023EF003871
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