Bitcoin miners operating from the hydropower-rich Chinese province of Sichuan are increasing the carbon footprints in the area, according to a rival cryptocurrency enthusiast.“But Bitcoin Mining is done with clean energy.”No, it is not. In LCA, the mix of the grid should always be used, as long as it is not self-generated. There are six local power grids in China, the majority of Bitcoin mining takes place in the Sichuan region. #BTC #Mining (1/4) pic.twitter.com/YtdYwQuwVr— Morz ⌛ (@mutex_bln) September 3, 2019Morz, a pseudonym who claims to be an environmentalist and IOTA follower, today contended that validating one bitcoin transaction in Sichuan produces 300 kilograms of carbon dioxide (CO₂). The so-called researcher explained that while Sichuan has the most significant number of hydropower plants, the green grids provide electricity with the additional assistance of the neighboring Central China Local Grid, which “causes over 500g CO₂ per Kwh.”“This,” said Morz, “means that a transaction there generates an average of about 300 kg CO₂. That is one-third of the acceptable budget per year and person. If you use bitcoin, you should not eat meat, drive a car or go on holiday by plane.”
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