02-17-2022, 02:34 AM
The statistics saying that one Bitcoin transaction produces 1800 tons of CO2 make no
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Redditor will often use sources like this here: <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/881541/bitcoin-energy-consumption-transaction-comparison-visa/">https://www.statista.com/statistics/881541/bitcoin-energy-consumption-transaction-comparison-visa/</a></p> <p>It states that 1 Bitcoin transaction requires 2,264.93 kWh of energy which translates to 1.800 tons of CO2 </p> <p>There's about 300.000 Bitcoin transactions daily, so over the course of a year Bitcoin alone would produce 20 billion tons of CO2 </p> <p>Last year globally we produced 36 billion tons of CO2, so Bitcoin alone would have been responsible for like 2/3rds of all CO2 output. </p> <p>But even before Bitcoin existed we had 32 billion tons of CO2, so how does it make any sense?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/DuploJamaal"> /u/DuploJamaal </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/str8ck/the_statistics_saying_that_one_bitcoin/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/str8ck/the_statistics_saying_that_one_bitcoin/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Redditor will often use sources like this here: <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/881541/bitcoin-energy-consumption-transaction-comparison-visa/">https://www.statista.com/statistics/881541/bitcoin-energy-consumption-transaction-comparison-visa/</a></p> <p>It states that 1 Bitcoin transaction requires 2,264.93 kWh of energy which translates to 1.800 tons of CO2 </p> <p>There's about 300.000 Bitcoin transactions daily, so over the course of a year Bitcoin alone would produce 20 billion tons of CO2 </p> <p>Last year globally we produced 36 billion tons of CO2, so Bitcoin alone would have been responsible for like 2/3rds of all CO2 output. </p> <p>But even before Bitcoin existed we had 32 billion tons of CO2, so how does it make any sense?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/DuploJamaal"> /u/DuploJamaal </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/str8ck/the_statistics_saying_that_one_bitcoin/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/str8ck/the_statistics_saying_that_one_bitcoin/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R