Clean energy bitcoin mining such as solar or wind power is now far more prevalent than in previous years probably due to the constant FUD & criticism by MSM. We even now have El Salvador using volcanic energy to mine. Clean energy mining aims to reduce the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining which traditionally relied on fossil fuels which contributes to carbon emissions. Clean energy bitcoin mining helps mitigate the ecological footprint of the cryptocurrency industry making it more sustainable & aligned with the global transition towards renewable energy. By utilising clean energy sources it promotes a greener future & supports the development of sustainable technologies.
Russia has the 2nd place in the world in mining, but for mining it mainly uses electricity from hydroelectric power stations.
Everyone believes that hydropower is safe electricity and its production does not emit harmful pollutants into the air, but the construction of powerful hydroelectric power plants has other negative environmental and social consequences.
They basically calculate how much negative you get from building it, and how much cleaner you get after you built it. To make it simpler, if you end up with 100 negative at first but then 500 clean with hydro, versus no 100 negative at first with coal, but then 500 negative and no clean afterwards, that means that hydro is still better.
Yes, it doesn't require any bad pollution when you first start coal mining or oil drilling, but afterwards every single day is negative, whereas hydro requires a much higher pollution rate before you start, but you can cleaner and cleaner eventually just be pure clean thanks to hydro. Well, that's at least the hope, maybe sometimes it fails, but that's what the aim is all about all around the world anywhere people do hydro powerplants.