Energy Use in Bitcoin Mining

This book provides a unique introduction to Bitcoin mining's energy use and environmental impacts. Innovative and insightful, this book will be of interest to students, scholars and industry professionals researching and working in the areas of cryptocurrencies, economics, business and finance, engineering, energy and environmental studies.

Autorentext

Benjamin A. Jones is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM, USA. He is an environmental economist who researches the economic impacts of pollution and pollution exposure, especially as it relates to human health and well-being.

Andrew L. Goodkind is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM, USA. He is an environmental economist specializing in modeling air pollution and its human health effects.

Robert P. Berrens is Regents Professor of Economics at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM, USA. He is an environmental economist with interests in environmental policy, climate change adaptation, non-market valuation, water resources management, and institutional issues.

Klappentext

This book provides a unique introduction to Bitcoin mining's energy use and environmental impacts. Innovative and insightful, this book will be of interest to students, scholars and industry professionals researching and working in the areas of cryptocurrencies, economics, business and finance, engineering, energy and environmental studies.

Inhalt

1. What is Bitcoin and How is it Mined? 2. A Feature and Not a Bug: Bitcoin Mining's Energy Use Problem 3. Bitcoin's Climate Emissions and Damages 4. Bitcoin's PM2.5 Air Pollution Damages 5. How Does Bitcoin's Climate Footprint Compare to Other Things? 6. Bitcoin Mining's Additional Environmental Impacts 7. Can Bitcoin Be Made Green? 8. Bitcoin Mining Regulation and its Discontents