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The United Nations report: Bitcoin "mining" has increased global energy consumption by 34 times in 8 years

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently released its latest "Digital Economy Report 2024". The report said that while digitalization has driven global economic growth, the impact on the environment is also increasing. According to the report, it is estimated that the energy consumption of global data centers in 2022 is comparable to that of France, while the global energy consumption generated by bitcoin "mining" increased by about 34 times between 2015 and 2023....

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2024-07-13 07:58:58
联合国报告:比特币“挖矿”让全球能耗8年间增长34倍

联合国贸易和发展会议(UNCTAD)近期发布了最新的《2024年数字经济报告》,报告表示,虽然数字化推动了全球经济增长,但对环境造成的影响也日益严重,报告称,据估计,2022年全球数据中心的能源消耗量与法国相当,而因比特币“挖矿”产生的全球能耗在2015年至2023年间增长了约34倍。这给当地电网带来巨大压力。例如,新加坡的数据中心在2020年占该国电力需求的7%...

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2024-07-13 07:58:58
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