Bitcoin Mining Can Prevent Climate Change
By using methane produced from landfills and the oil field that would otherwise be flared, bitcoin mining can help reduce 0.15°C of global warming.Daniel Batten is a climate tech investor, author, analyst and environmental campaigner who previously founded and led his own tech company.2022 has changed everything that we in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) sector thought we knew about Bitcoin. We thought it was a net negative for the environment. We could not have been more wrong.It turns out that Bitcoin mining has the potential to avoid an astonishing 0.15°C of global....
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