Bitcoin Mining Sustainability
Measures the estimated percentage of Bitcoin mining sourced from sustainable energy sources.
We use the (Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance definition) of sustainable energy: renewable energy (wind, solar, hydro, other) + nuclear
Calculation
Estimated clean hashrate / Total network hashrate
History
Research into a complete model of Bitcoin emissions and energy sources first appeared on 1 Nov 2022 via a tweet by Daniel Batten. At the time he promised a full report on the new model he was developing, which made its first appearance in Bitcoin Magazine on 19 Feb 2023.
