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One of the world's largest producers of carbon emissions, the Russian gas giant Gazprom aims to reduce its carbon footprint by providing its flare gas for Bitcoin mining.

The proposal to ban Bitcoin mining in Norway was rejected in a vote by the Norwegian Parliament on Tuesday.

The latest Bitcoin Mining Council report showed that the mining industry is rapidly adopting sustainable energy sources to secure the largest crypto blockchain.

As today’s energy market becomes decentralized, energy grid operators may need to take a Web3 approach to asset management and security.

BTC mining and the miners, themselves, seem to be doing more than just securing the Bitcoin network.

Not only does one Norwegian Bitcoin miner boast 99% renewable energy stats, but it’s even using waste heat to dry out timber and, soon, seaweed.

Blockchain mining’s massive carbon footprint is impossible to justify — and puts it in the crosshairs of global environmental legislation.

“This quarter we saw the trend continue with dramatic improvements to Bitcoin mining energy efficiency and sustainability,” said the founder and CEO of MicroStrategy Michael Saylor.

Companies are turning to enterprise blockchain-based solutions to meet environmental sustainability goals as well as business demands.

The green Bitcoin mining operator is also en-route to list on the NASDAQ exchange via a SPAC merger.

New global carbon market rules with an NFT cap-and-trade platform emerge from the UN’s COP26 conference.

Many crypto-mining firms are transitioning to renewable sources of energy to help facilitate their operations.

Innovative oil and gas companies are leveraging blockchain, but the industry as a whole may be slow to adopt the technology.

Bitcoin’s energy consumption and its dependency on climate-damaging fossil fuels has raised debates from both inside and outside the blockchain community.

Here’s what experts on emerging tech think about the role of blockchain in achieving more sustainability and lessening the climate crisis.