Ethereum 2 delay costs 20ktCO2/day, same as 2-3 coal power plants

Re:Ethereum 2 delay costs 20ktCO2/day, same as 2-3 coal powe... by dane-pgp on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @08:44PM (#29411529)

Does that mean Ethereum could be made carbon neutral at a cost of $2m per day to buy $100 per tonne carbon offsets? I wonder if such a policy could be implemented at the protocol level.

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Re:Ethereum 2 delay costs 20ktCO2/day, same as 2-3 coal powe... by kcimc on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @09:18PM (#29411739)

Real change should come from a reduction first, then offsetting what you can't reduce (until you can). So, in theory, yes. And probably for much less even, because there is still a lot of lower-priced carbon credits/offsets that are totally valid.

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