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He advocates for a paradigm shift: instead of banning or restricting Bitcoin over unfounded environmental fears, society should leverage its properties to enhance renewable capacities. By aligning incentives—through ideas such as “carbon origin accounting” or "maintenance-based responsibility"—individuals and institutions could contribute to a greener Bitcoin ecosystem.
Accounting for Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint
A core part of the discussion revolves around how to measure and offset Bitcoin’s environmental impact. Troy introduces the concept of "origin accounting," where responsibility for carbon emissions is traced back to the block reward—i.e., the energy used to mine each new Bitcoin.