1.0Bulletin of the Atomic Scientistshttps://thebulletin.orgDan Drollettehttps://thebulletin.org/author/dan-drollette/How bitcoin makes burning fossil fuels more profitable than everrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="acKfAfnawL"><a href="https://thebulletin.org/premium/2022-07/how-bitcoin-makes-burning-fossil-fuels-more-profitable-than-ever/">How bitcoin makes burning fossil fuels more profitable than ever</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thebulletin.org/premium/2022-07/how-bitcoin-makes-burning-fossil-fuels-more-profitable-than-ever/embed/#?secret=acKfAfnawL" width="600" height="338" title="“How bitcoin makes burning fossil fuels more profitable than ever” — Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists" data-secret="acKfAfnawL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://thebulletin.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/3-1.png1600900As long as burning fossil fuels to mine bitcoin is economical, people and companies will continue to do it. And as long as mining bitcoin remains profitable, fossil fuel companies will increasingly try to use it to prop up their dying industry. The fossil-fuel-to-bitcoin pipeline is getting shorter and shorter, and associated greenhouse gas emissions are climbing.