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Global Bitcoin mining is highly dependent on fossil fuels with worrying impacts on water and land in addition to a significant carbon footprint

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In addition it maps the carbon footprints of global supply chains inherent in Bitcoin mining operations We propose a life cycle assessment based multination carbon footprint

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Bitcoin mining the process by which bitcoins are created and transactions are finalized is energy consuming and results in carbon emissions 1 as 48 of the electricity used in 2025 was generated

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This report offers the first multi attribute estimation of the environmental footprint of the global BTC mining network including its carbon water and land footprints

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There is an urgent need to address bitcoin mining s carbon footprint not only for cryptocurrency but as a blueprint for managing the environmental impact of digital technologies

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They identified a significant locational disparity in the per unit carbon footprint of crypto mining The study also highlighted the importance of mining loads flexibility in addressing reliability

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The 2025 global carbon footprint of bitcoin mining is estimated by Digiconomist at 98 million metric tons MT of CO 2 comparable to that of Qatar the world s most carbon intensive

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A recent IMF working paper found that crypto mining could generate 0 7 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions by 2027 Extending the analysis to data centers based on IEA

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Increasing financial exposures to crypto assets with a significant carbon footprint are contributing to elevated climate transition risk for the financial system