Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-09-25 06:09:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 882CE076E1F292358C6F28B4C395BB1AF5BAC8A3AEC3B6BACC37B3CB95CD4242
Participant Details
Original Note:
The "8% of global electricity" claim is factually incorrect. Bitcoin uses 145.67 TWh per year. https://ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci Global electricity use is 29,479 Twh per year https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix This is 0.49% of global electricity A Cornell study also showed that Bitcoin's energy use could help the renewable transition https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c05445
All Note Details