Hiya,
Yes, I've seen this
<https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ywbbpm/bitcoin-mining-electricity-consumption-ethereum-energy-climate-change>circulating.
Some further research needed I think.
But first some cheering art that speaks to these concerns. /Julian
Oliver's //Harvest <https://julianoliver.com/output/harvest>/ - Wind
energy used to mine cryptocurrency to fund climate research.
These are the things I want to know - need to research.
1) How do Blockchain based emissions compare to those of other global
communication and trading network infrastructures such as:
- Other currency and financial trading systems (including High Frequency
Trading)
- Streaming video servers for Netflix, Amazon etc
I wish the person who had penned this blog had done more to compare like
with like. Anyone got a nice online resource we can point to?
2) And what is the carbon emission prognosis is for newer developments
in blockchain technologies that use Proof-of-Stake rather than
Proof-of-Work.
Bitcoin was the first, there are a many other blockchain technologies
now developing different (including much more energy efficient) approaches.
Can we combine efforts here. Figures/references anyone please?
Cheers!
Ruth
On 04/11/17 13:06, Alan Sondheim wrote:
ah well, this just came over, comments?
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ywbbpm/bitcoin-mining-electricity-consumption-ethereum-energy-climate-change
- Alan
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