The 2 biggest problems with Solar & Wind are that they “don’t match where” and “don’t match when” most customers want it. These two problems lead to a plethora of other problems: curtailment, load balancing, voltage regulation, power wasted in transmission, stranded power, and grid on-ramping rate. I’ll cover the details in a separate piece […]
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At our ESG fund, as part of our due diligence on Bitcoin Mining, we recently examined the 7 Most common ESG arguments against Bitcoin and found all of them to be untrue. Sometimes, the diametric opposite was the truth. 1 Bitcoin competes with other users like residential users, hospitals, industry Not true. One beauty of
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Executive Summary Using Bitcoin mining to combust leaking methane sources can eliminate 5.32% of all global emissions by 2045. This represents 23% of all global methane emissions: more than half the UNEP’s targeted reduction of methane of 45% by 2045. That means that Bitcoin mining has the potential to avoid nearly 0.15% of warming by
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If you’re a fund manager who is establishing an ESG policy, failure to consider Bitcoin in the mix is tantamount to gross negligence on your ESG obligations. *Not investment advice, this thread is my opinion on the ESG case for Bitcoin after 2 months of due diligence. If you’re a private investor, not investing in
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Bitcoin mining can reduce our global emissions by up to 8% by 2030, simply by converting the world’s wasted and dangerous methane emissions into 80x less harmful emissions. First some background. Around 20% of all our GHG emissions are from methane. (This graph says 17.4%, but subsequent NASA data reveals that’s been underestimated. More on
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7-minute Video version Bitcoin Mining can drive us to 70% renewables-based energy consumption by 2030. To say “Bitcoin mining is good for the environment” is like saying “the sun is warm”: an understatement. Bitcoin Mining is our unexpected superhero. Here’s how. First, here’s our energy mix today. While renewables are growing. However – so too
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Dear Greenpeace Together we’ve fought the logging of our native forests, stood together to protest the oil exploration of our deep sea, and collaborated in activism to persuade an errant multinational to change. I’ve supported your work morally, spiritually & financially across 4 decades Today you are breaking my heart and going down a path
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