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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Jakarta is in a pollution emergency, Is it caused by crypto mining?
by
Artemis3
on 09/09/2023, 18:28:31 UTC
Indonesia, especially Jakarta is in a pollution emergency, Many say that this is caused by steam power plants where the fuel is coal. And, sadly I heard also on my social media local that this pollution is also caused by crypto-mining, I debated and rejected it opinion because crypto-mining in Indonesia is not much like other countries where their air is still clean today.

So that's your problem, coal burning. Is this power subsidized? then that's your other problem. Artificially cheap power makes the more expensive coal power generation attractive. Mining Bitcoin or soldering steel doesn't matter. Don't blame the customer.