Gita Gopinath Of IMF Alarmed By Crypto And AI Energy Use, Says Share Expected To Match Japan's Current Power Consumption In Just 3 Years
Gita Gopinath Of IMF Alarmed By Crypto And AI Energy Use, Says Share Expected To Match Japan's Current Power Consumption In Just 3 Years
Crypto mining and data centers together accounted for 2 percent of world electricity demand in 2022. And that share is likely to climb to 3.5 percent in three years. That would be equivalent to current consumption of Japan, the world's fifth largest electricity user. Read more... pic.twitter.com/yOfHoO32dAGita Gopinath, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, expressed concern over the increasing energy consumption and carbon footprint of cryptocurrency mining and AI data centers, expected to worsen in the next few years.
國際貨幣基金組織副董事總裁吉塔·戈皮納思對數字貨幣挖礦和人工智能數據中心日益增加的能源消耗和碳足跡表示擔憂，預計這種情況將在未來幾年加劇。
What Happened: In an X post on Sunday, Gopinath stated, citing IMF data, that the share of cryptocurrency mining and data centers in global electricity could rise to 3.5% by 2027 in a base case scenario, from 2% in 2022. This would equate to the current consumption of Japan, the world's fifth-largest electricity user.
發生了什麼：在週日的一條X發帖中，戈皮納思指出，根據國際貨幣基金組織的數據，數字貨幣挖礦和數據中心在全球電力中所佔的份額預計到2027年在基本情況下可能上升到3.5%，而2022年爲2%。這相當於當前日本的電力消費，後者是世界第五大電力用戶。
In the high-case scenario, the share could expand to nearly 6%, while the low-case scenario would see a slight increase to 2.2%.
在高案例情景中，所佔的份額可能擴大到近6%，而在低案例情景中，份額會略微增加到2.2%。
Crypto mining and data centers together accounted for 2 percent of world electricity demand in 2022. And that share is likely to climb to 3.5 percent in three years. That would be equivalent to current consumption of Japan, the world's fifth largest electricity user. Read more... pic.twitter.com/yOfHoO32dA
— Gita Gopinath (@GitaGopinath) November 17, 2024
2022年，加密貨幣挖礦和數據中心共同佔全球電力需求的2%。而這個比例可能在三年內上升到3.5%。這相當於當前日本的電力消費，後者是世界第五大電力用戶。閱讀更多… pic.twitter.com/yOfHoO32dA
——吉塔·戈皮納思（@GitaGopinath） 2024年11月17日
Interestingly, cryptocurrency mining activity's share in global CO2 emissions was projected to decline in 2027, primarily driven by the reduction in mining rewards due to halving. However, data centers' carbon emissions could reach 450 million tons by 2027, or 1.2% of the world's total.
有趣的是，預計到2027年，數字貨幣挖礦活動在全球二氧化碳排放中的份額將下降，這主要是由於減半導致的挖礦獎勵減少。然而，數據中心的碳排放可能在2027年達到45000萬噸，或佔全球總量的1.2%。
Why It Matters: Gopinath's concerns come amid the ongoing debate around Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining's environmental impact
爲何這很重要：戈皮納思的擔憂正值圍繞比特幣（數字貨幣：BTC）挖礦的環保影響進行的持續辯論之中。
According to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index, the annual greenhouse emissions from Bitcoin mining were higher than in countries like Greece and North Korea.
根據劍橋比特幣電力消費指數，比特幣挖礦的年溫室氣體排放量超過希臘和北朝鮮等國。
However, the increasing footprint hasn't deterred nations from exploring the economic prospects associated with the still-nascent business.
然而，日益增加的足跡並沒有阻止各國探索與尚處於初期階段的業務相關的經濟前景。
President-elect Donald Trump vowed to make the U.S. the Bitcoin mining hub of the world during his election campaign, while Vladimir Putin's Russia legalized cryptocurrency mining earlier this year.
當選總統特朗普在他的競選期間誓言要使美國成爲全球比特幣挖礦中心，而弗拉基米爾·普京的俄羅斯在今年早些時候合法化了數字貨幣挖礦。
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