В США майнеров биткоина обвинили в масштабном загрязнении воздуха

investing.ruPubblicato 2025-04-15Pubblicato ultima volta 2025-04-15

Группа ученых из Гарвардской школы общественного здравоохранения установила, что самыми пострадавшими стали штаты Нью-Йорк, Техас, Иллинойс и Кентукки. По данным экспертов, в качестве поставщиков электроэнергии для майнеров биткоина выступили 138 угольных и 497 газовых электростанций, работающих в разных штатах.

Реагируя на растущий спрос, электростанции увеличивали генерацию, что привело к увеличению выбросов мелкодисперсной пыли. Специалисты указали, что такой тип загрязнений вызывает преждевременную смертность и другие негативные последствия для здоровья.

Авторы исследования подчеркнули, что воздействию повышенной концентрации мелкодисперсных частиц также подвергались жители районов, расположенных вдали от дата-центров. По оценкам экспертов, с момента завершения исследования мощности майнинговых предприятий, скорее всего, возросли.

По их мнению, добыча биткоина потребляет огромное количество электроэнергии, вырабатываемой на ископаемом топливе, а усилия по регулированию выбросов затруднены из-за ограничений юрисдикции властей штатов. Решением проблемы может стать вмешательство в борьбу с загрязнением воздуха в регионах федеральных органов, полагают исследователи.

Ранее сенаторы-демократы Шелдон Уайтхаус (Sheldon Whitehouse) и Джон Феттерман (John Fetterman) внесли в Конгресс США законопроект «О чистом облаке», который должен, по их мнению, помочь сократить выбросы углерода от майнинговых компаний и дата-центров.

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