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Bitcoin emissions & energy consumption compared

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Bitcoins world energy consumption is currently approximately 77.8 TWh per year.
The net CO₂e emissions are approximately 15MT CO2 per year.
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Mining carbon intensity

According to the Bitcoin Mining Council report Bitcoin global mining industry’s "sustainable" electricity mix had grown to approximately 59.5% roughly 217 gCO₂/kWh .​​

For comparison the UK live carbon intensity is  

live GB grid intensity gCO2/kWh
The average USA Grid CO₂/kWh for Texas (where much mining is now located) is 370gCO₂/kWh.
   Some mining is based in Ontario with a very green average of 60gCO₂/kWh such as Blockfusion that is completely powered by water fall !

Bitcoin scope 1,2,3 emissions

Scope 1 - Surprisingly virtually none existent. Once a mining farm is built, it's electricity in - Bitcoin, warm air & whirring noise out.

Scope 2 - Electricity production
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Scope 3 - Mostly from ASIC manufacturing. With an all time total mass of equipment ever made ≈ 50k Tonnes. Resulting in eWaste ≈ 92 t/year
Manufacturing CO₂ ≈ 87.5 ktCO₂e/year

Sources

  • UK Banking sector + Wall Street
  • Gold mining
  • Military Industrial Complex
  • Agriculture
  • The World CO2  52,000 GtCO₂
  • ​BP World Energy 554 ExaJoules
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