{"id":14652,"date":"2021-06-19T18:16:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T16:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/elon-musk-calls-for-a-less-polluting-cryptocurrency\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:54:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:54:54","slug":"elon-musk-calls-for-a-less-polluting-cryptocurrency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/elon-musk-calls-for-a-less-polluting-cryptocurrency\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk calls for a less polluting cryptocurrency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-B1bhUHqsou tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-has-one-half tatsu-row-has-two-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-H1l3IrcsiO\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-HJRML9ii_\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-single-image tatsu-module tatsu-image-lazyload tatsu-r1NNL9sjd  \" ><div class=\"tatsu-single-image-inner \" style=\"width : 1707px;\" ><div class = \"tatsu-single-image-padding-wrap\" style = \"padding-bottom : 149.97070884593%;\" ><\/div><img class = \"tatsu-gradient-border\" alt = \"\" title = \"dmitry-novikov-49gi04Retc4-unsplash\" data-src = \"https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dmitry-novikov-49gi04Retc4-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" src =\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  \/><\/div><style>.tatsu-r1NNL9sjd .tatsu-single-image-inner{border-style: solid;max-width: 100%;}.tatsu-r1NNL9sjd.tatsu-single-image{transform: translate3d(0px,0px, 0);}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJRML9ii_.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}.tatsu-HJRML9ii_.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-HJRML9ii_ > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJRML9ii_ > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJRML9ii_ > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJRML9ii_ > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJRML9ii_.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJRML9ii_.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJRML9ii_.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-half tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-SkxRz8coo_\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-rJ3ILcis_   \" ><style>.tatsu-rJ3ILcis_ .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-rJ3ILcis_ .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;}}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<h5 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Tesla boss Elon Musk has announced that he will only accept bitcoins again when they are less polluting. Indeed, it has been estimated that China&#8217;s cryptocurrency mines, which supply 80% of global trade, are partly coal-fired, and risk compromising the country&#8217;s climate targets.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-rkaPUqjsO   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencesetavenir.fr\/nature-environnement\/climat\/tesla-acceptera-de-nouveau-les-bitcoins-quand-ils-seront-moins-polluants_154973\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Sciences et Avenir (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sciences et Avenir (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-rkaPUqjsO .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(230,255,0,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-S1Aj8cjjd   \" ><style>.tatsu-S1Aj8cjjd .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-S1Aj8cjjd.tatsu-inline-text{margin: 30px 0px 30px 0px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-S1Aj8cjjd .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;}}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<h5 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.38;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;\">In April, Reporterre carried out a survey on this subject:  <\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-rka3L5ij_   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/reporterre.net\/Le-bitcoin-monnaie-virtuelle-mais-gouffre-environnemental-reel\ufeff\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Reporterre (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reporterre (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-rka3L5ij_ .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(230,255,0,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SkxRz8coo_.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}.tatsu-SkxRz8coo_.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-SkxRz8coo_ > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SkxRz8coo_ > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SkxRz8coo_ > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SkxRz8coo_ > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SkxRz8coo_.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SkxRz8coo_.tatsu-column{width: 50%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SkxRz8coo_.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><style>.tatsu-B1bhUHqsou .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 0px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-B1bhUHqsou .tatsu-section-offset-wrap{transform: translateY(-0px);}.tatsu-B1bhUHqsou > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-B1bhUHqsou > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-B1bhUHqsou .tatsu-section-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk does an about-face a few weeks after announcing that his customers would be able to pay with cryptocurrency. It will authorize it again when it is less polluting.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/elon-musk-calls-for-a-less-polluting-cryptocurrency\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":11913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14652"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14663,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14652\/revisions\/14663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}