Bitcoin and the Climate Challenge: A Conversation with Climate Change Expert Margot Paez

Title: Bitcoin and the Climate Challenge: A Conversation with Climate Change Expert Margot Paez

Description:
In this episode of The Halving Report, Brad Mines engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Margot Paez, a Ph.D. candidate in civil engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Margot shares her insights on the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, and climate change, drawing from her expertise in statistical-based modeling for water resources and her previous research in robotics, the physics of living systems, and astrobiology instrumentation. She sheds light on the challenges and opportunities of Bitcoin in the context of climate change, and how the cryptocurrency industry can contribute to sustainable practices.

00:00 - Introduction 
03:05 - Bitcoin Energy Use
04:40 - New York Times Article 
06:40 - Contemporary Journalism 
11:40 - Climate Change 
20:05 - NOSTR
21:05 - Margot’s Bitcoin Journey 
24:13 - Bitcoin Mining Thesis
26:00 - Proof-of-Stake (PoS) Mining 
28:27 - Margot’s Hobbies
29:54 - Bitcoin-Policy Institute
31:33 - ChatGPT
33:34 - Closing Remarks

Show Notes:

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