Global Energy Inequality Goes Deeper Than Bitcoin

Global Energy Inequality Goes Deeper Than Bitcoin
Californians alone use more power playing games and heating their pools than entire countries in Africa. That has to change.
Todd Moss
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5 min read·
Sep 10, 2019
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People walk under electric wires connected above roofs in a district of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on June 1, 2019. Photo: Sia Kambou/AFP/GettyCo-written with Jake Kincer
Modern life is amazingly energy intensive. All those computers, data servers, and air conditioners devour a lot of…
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Written by Todd Moss
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Founder and executive director of the Energy for Growth Hub, nonres fellow at Baker Institute at Rice, Payne Institute at Colorado School of Mines, and CGD.
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