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Bitcoin and climate change

As bitcoin mining expands, so does it energy use, threatening climate change goals as scientists say global emissions must drop a whopping 45% by 2030.

Will the industry switch to renewable energy - potentially helping drive a green shift - or drive renewed demand for coal, oil and gas-powered energy, undermining climate aims?

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