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Buying 15MW of energy does not undo the cost to the planet if that energy is produced with carbon. The entire planet needs to drop to near zero total emissions. Something resembling carbon arbitrage does not push towards this goal. Firing up the geothermal generator in Iceland to mine BTC just produces BTC. And more BTC is not a resource that changes the productive behavior of the planet.


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