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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/2\/28\/22954859\/bitcoin-mining-pollution-china-ban<\/a>
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Bitcoin\u2019s carbon dioxide pollution has gotten even worse since China ousted Bitcoin miners<\/a> last year, according to a new analysis. It\u2019s likely the result of Bitcoin miners substituting China\u2019s abundant hydropower with coal and gas, experts say.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe actually see Bitcoin becoming less green than ever before,\u201d says Alex de Vries, lead author of the analysis<\/a> published last week in the journal Joule<\/em>. That directly counters continued claims by industry groups that renewable energy would clean up Bitcoin\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n

The new report <\/strong>shows that the Bitcoin boom is becoming a bigger problem for the world\u2019s efforts to eliminate fossil fuel pollution. Mining bans, like the one China put in place last year, don\u2019t seem to be very effective in curbing emissions, de Vries points out, because miners can easily find cheap, dirty energy elsewhere. <\/p>\n

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