Climate tech VC argues Bitcoin's ESG positives outweigh its negatives 31:1
A climate tech investor has painted a bright view of the Bitcoin (BTC) network, suggesting BTC’s environmental positives outweigh its negatives by a whopping 31:1 ratio.
On Jan. 12, self-proclaimed philanthropist and environmentalist Daniel Batten claimed in a Twitter thread that “Bitcoin is probably the most important ESG technology of our time.”
According to Batten, the 31:1 positive impact ratio was calculated by researching and interviewing grid engineers, climate scientists, BTC mining engineers, methane abatement experts, and solar and wind installers.
The findings discovered 21 ways Bitcoin could be an environmental positive and just five ways it could be an environmental negative.
1/7Environmentally, Bitcoin has a positive:negative ratio of 31:1This mean Bitcoin is probably the most important ESG technology of our timeAs a fund manager I'd opine its gross negligence for an ESG investor not to consider it in their mixHere's a data summarypic.twitter.com/Lbk0lWAA79
Batten said that the findings were “uncannily similar” to those for the solar industry.
Many of the positives involved renewable energy grids and benefits from mining such as being the leading technology for responding to grid power demand from over and undersupply. Bitcoin mining farms can be switched on or off depending on power demand constraints.
Additionally, BTC mining can be a solution for geographic curtailment. Power curtailment is a deliberate reduction in the output below what could be produced to balance energy supply and demand, or due to transmission constraints.
There are also benefits in innovation and methane reduction, according to Batten’s findings.
BTC mining can be used to reduce vented landfill gas and flare gas emissions by using this
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