It would take around 9 small to medium-sized countries like Costa Rica to produce the same amount of CO2 emissions as gold mining operations worldwide.
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According to a study by the US Department of Energy, holiday lighting in the United States alone consumes the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of about 375,000 homes, emitting approximately 2.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions each year.
Christmals lights run for 1 month roughly?
In the same time span #bitcoin mining produces about 500.000 metric tons LESS than the fancy lights.