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.
国际货币基金组织副董事总裁吉塔·戈皮纳思对数字货币挖矿和人工智能数据中心日益增加的能源消耗和碳足迹表示担忧，预计这种情况将在未来几年加剧。
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.
发生了什么：在周日的一条X发帖中，戈皮纳思指出，根据国际货币基金组织的数据，数字货币挖矿和数据中心在全球电力中所占的份额预计到2027年在基本情况下可能上升到3.5%，而2022年为2%。这相当于当前日本的电力消费，后者是世界第五大电力用户。
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，所占的份额可能扩大到近6%，而在低案例情景中，份额会略微增加到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，加密货币挖矿和数据中心共同占全球电力需求的2%。而这个比例可能在三年内上升到3.5%。这相当于当前日本的电力消费，后者是世界第五大电力用户。阅读更多… pic.twitter.com/yOfHoO32dA
——吉塔·戈皮纳思（@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，预计到2027年，数字货币挖矿活动在全球二氧化碳排放中的份额将下降，这主要是由于减半导致的挖矿奖励减少。然而，数据中心的碳排放可能在2027年达到45000万吨，或占全球总量的1.2%。
Why It Matters: Gopinath's concerns come amid the ongoing debate around Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining's environmental impact
为何这很重要：戈皮纳思的担忧正值围绕比特币（数字货币：BTC）挖矿的环保影响进行的持续辩论之中。
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.
根据剑桥比特币电力消费指数，比特币挖矿的年温室气体排放量超过希腊和北朝鲜等国。
However, the increasing footprint hasn't deterred nations from exploring the economic prospects associated with the still-nascent business.
然而，日益增加的足迹并没有阻止各国探索与尚处于初期阶段的业务相关的经济前景。
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.
当选总统特朗普在他的竞选期间誓言要使美国成为全球比特币挖矿中心，而弗拉基米尔·普京的俄罗斯在今年早些时候合法化了数字货币挖矿。
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