Bitcoin mining AND AI data centers produce PM 2.5 -
Sources:
1. Sustainabilityonline.net
- Cambridge Digital Mining Industry Report, published by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School
[ https://sustainabilityonline.net/news/more-than-half-the-energy-used-to-mine-bitcoin-last-year-was-sustainable/%23:~:text%3DMore%2520than%2520half%2520the%2520energy%2520used%2520to%2520mine%2520Bitcoin%2520last%2520year%2520was%2520sustainable,-Editor%25208%2520months%26text%3DMore%2520than%2520half%2520(52.4%2525),by%2520Cambridge%2520University%2520has%2520found.&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1769278395939235&usg=AOvVaw2XDHlrEY_oAsms2MkQtfF4 ]
2. https://spectrum.ieee.org/environmental-impact-of-bitcoin-mining&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1769278395940171&usg=AOvVaw10JTv98ssxtrrdScVN4DND
75.4% of bitcoin mines are in the U.S.
52.4% of energy used in 2024 to mine Bitcoin was sustainable (hydropower, wind, nuclear energy)
conclusion:
47.6% of energy used in 2024 to mine Bitcoin created pollution.
☠️🚑🚨💸🚭Which is still a lot.
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2026-01-24 17:25:10 UTC
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"content": "Bitcoin mining AND AI data centers produce PM 2.5 - \n\nSources: \n1. Sustainabilityonline.net \n - Cambridge Digital Mining Industry Report, published by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School\n\n[ https://sustainabilityonline.net/news/more-than-half-the-energy-used-to-mine-bitcoin-last-year-was-sustainable/%23:~:text%3DMore%2520than%2520half%2520the%2520energy%2520used%2520to%2520mine%2520Bitcoin%2520last%2520year%2520was%2520sustainable,-Editor%25208%2520months%26text%3DMore%2520than%2520half%2520(52.4%2525),by%2520Cambridge%2520University%2520has%2520found.\u0026sa=D\u0026source=editors\u0026ust=1769278395939235\u0026usg=AOvVaw2XDHlrEY_oAsms2MkQtfF4 ]\n\n2. https://spectrum.ieee.org/environmental-impact-of-bitcoin-mining\u0026sa=D\u0026source=editors\u0026ust=1769278395940171\u0026usg=AOvVaw10JTv98ssxtrrdScVN4DND\n\n\n75.4% of bitcoin mines are in the U.S. \n\n52.4% of energy used in 2024 to mine Bitcoin was sustainable (hydropower, wind, nuclear energy) \n\nconclusion: \n47.6% of energy used in 2024 to mine Bitcoin created pollution. \n\n☠️🚑🚨💸🚭Which is still a lot. ",
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