This crypto claims to solve bitcoin’s biggest problemBy Alexis Benveniste, CNN BusinessUpdated 1424 GMT (2224 HKT) May 6, 2021 ‘use strict’;CNN.Videx = CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile = {};CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature(‘video’).then(function () {CNN.VideoPlayer.handleUnmutePlayer = function handleUnmutePlayer(containerId, dataObj) {‘use strict’;var playerInstance,playerPropertyObj,rememberTime,unmuteCTA,unmuteIdSelector = ‘unmute_’ + containerId,isPlayerMute;dataObj = dataObj || {};if (CNN.VideoPlayer.getLibraryName(containerId) === ‘fave’) {playerInstance = FAVE.player.getInstance(containerId) || null;} else {playerInstance = containerId && window.cnnVideoManager.getPlayerByContainer(containerId).videoInstance.cvp || null;}isPlayerMute = (typeof dataObj.muted === ‘boolean’) ? dataObj.muted : false;if (CNN.VideoPlayer.playerProperties && CNN.VideoPlayer.playerProperties[containerId]) {playerPropertyObj = CNN.VideoPlayer.playerProperties[containerId];}if (playerPropertyObj.mute && playerPropertyObj.contentPlayed) {if (isPlayerMute === false) {unmuteCTA = jQuery(document.getElementById(unmuteIdSelector));playerInstance.unmute();if (unmuteCTA.length > 0) {unmuteCTA.removeClass(‘video__unmute–active’).addClass(‘video__unmute–inactive’);unmuteCTA.off(‘click’);rememberTime = 0;if (rememberTime 0) {$vidEndSlate.find(‘.l-container’).html(‘ ‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? 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“,”descriptionText”:”Japan just recorded its earliest cherry blossom bloom in 1,200 years.Scientists warn it’s a symptom of the larger climate crisis.CNN’s Selina Wang reports.”},{“title”:”Our video streaming habits impact the planet.Here’s how”,”duration”:”05:27″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/03/24/video-streaming-environmental-impact-project-planet-lon-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/03/24/video-streaming-environmental-impact-project-planet-lon-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210325152524-video-streaming-still-3-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/03/24/video-streaming-environmental-impact-project-planet-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Watching Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube have exploded during the pandemic.
But streaming video has a growing and significant environmental impact that goes far beyond your tv or phone.”,”descriptionText”:”Watching Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube have exploded during the pandemic.But streaming video has a growing and significant environmental impact that goes far beyond your tv or phone.”},{“title”:”Do the 1990s hold the key to sustainable websites?”,”duration”:”03:44″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/04/22/environmental-impact-internet-project-planet-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/04/22/environmental-impact-internet-project-planet-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210426123037-video-thumbnail-90s-computers-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/04/22/environmental-impact-internet-project-planet-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”During Covid-19 lockdowns, internet use has skyrocketed, driving up energy use.
Some website designers are championing simpler, more streamlined websites to combat this growing environmental impact.”,”descriptionText”:”During Covid-19 lockdowns, internet use has skyrocketed, driving up energy use.Some website designers are championing simpler, more streamlined websites to combat this growing environmental impact.”},{“title”:”This Midwest city is becoming a safe haven for climate refugees”,”duration”:”08:11″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/04/12/where-to-live-climate-change-orig-me.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/04/12/where-to-live-climate-change-orig-me.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210409141330-sutter-duluth-7-large-169.jpeg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/04/12/where-to-live-climate-change-orig-me.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”The climate crisis is raising a question for millions of Americans: Is anywhere safe from the climate crisis? Some say this city is the new “climate refuge.””,”descriptionText”:”The climate crisis is raising a question for millions of Americans: Is anywhere safe from the climate crisis? Some say this city is the new “climate refuge.””},{“title”:”Discarded PPE filling up landfills and oceans”,”duration”:”03:34″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://crypto247.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/trendomatic/210416174320-ppe-ocean-waste-weir-pkg-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2021/04/16/ppe-plastic-hospital-waste-coronavirus-healthcare-weir-project-planet-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the shortage of PPE left many frontline healthcare workers painfully vulnerable.Now, the sudden mass production of PPE is adding to an already staggering amount of plastic waste in our landfills and oceans.
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New food delivery startup DeliverZero wants to change that with reusable containers.”},{“title”:”Doing your laundry spills plastics into the ocean”,”duration”:”03:54″,”sourceName”:”CNN Style”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/fashion/2020/06/05/plastic-microfiber-laundry-solutions-oceans-project-planet-lon-orig.cnn-style/index.xml”,”videoId”:”fashion/2020/06/05/plastic-microfiber-laundry-solutions-oceans-project-planet-lon-orig.cnn-style”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200605120624-02-newcastle-marine-biologists-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/fashion/2020/06/05/plastic-microfiber-laundry-solutions-oceans-project-planet-lon-orig.cnn-style/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Fibers from synthetic clothing are one of the biggest sources of microplastic pollution.Their effect on the marine environment may be devastating.”,”descriptionText”:”Fibers from synthetic clothing are one of the biggest sources of microplastic pollution.
Their effect on the marine environment may be devastating.
But a breakthrough in solar glass could offset that demand by converting the windows of every building into solar panels.”,”descriptionText”:”In the United States, buildings consume approximately 70% of the country’s electricity.But a breakthrough in solar glass could offset that demand by converting the windows of every building into solar panels.”},{“title”:”See how the climate crisis has impacted Earth”,”duration”:”03:56″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com“,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2021/03/25/earth-day-project-planet-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2021/03/25/earth-day-project-planet-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200421131936-earth-day-50-project-planet-thumb-1-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2021/03/25/earth-day-project-planet-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”In the past five decades, we haven’t made as much progress on protecting the environment as you might think.
See how our planet has changed in the climate crisis.”,”descriptionText”:”In the past five decades, we haven’t made as much progress on protecting the environment as you might think.See how our planet has changed in the climate crisis.”},{“title”:”Meet SlothBot: the cutest robot fighting climate change”,”duration”:”01:34″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com“,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2020/08/14/slothbot-climate-change-robot-project-planet-nws-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2020/08/14/slothbot-climate-change-robot-project-planet-nws-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200701131028-slothbot-robot-actua-como-si-fuera-perezoso-vida-silvestre-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2020/08/14/slothbot-climate-change-robot-project-planet-nws-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Researchers at Georgia Tech have looked to an unlikely source for inspiration for a research robot: the humble sloth.”,”descriptionText”:”Researchers at Georgia Tech have looked to an unlikely source for inspiration for a research robot: the humble sloth.”},{“title”:”In the energy capital of the US, the coal trains aren’t running”,”duration”:”09:21″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/01/21/gillette-wyoming-coal-energy-biden-me-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/01/21/gillette-wyoming-coal-energy-biden-me-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210122172045-gillette1-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/01/21/gillette-wyoming-coal-energy-biden-me-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Gillette, Wyoming, is the energy capital of the United States.And residents like Steve Gray fear it will become a ghost town under President Joe Biden.CNN contributor John Sutter asks: In the fight against the climate crisis, what do we owe the workers who have helped power America for decades? “,”descriptionText”:”Gillette, Wyoming, is the energy capital of the United States.And residents like Steve Gray fear it will become a ghost town under President Joe Biden.CNN contributor John Sutter asks: In the fight against the climate crisis, what do we owe the workers who have helped power America for decades? “},{“title”:”Here’s where your ‘free’ online returns actually end up”,”duration”:”05:08″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:”https://crypto247.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/trendomatic/210128161114-02-online-shopping-returns-liquidators-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/01/29/free-online-returns-liquidation-industry-explainer-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Many people think the online purchases they return for free end up being sold to another customer.
But the truth is much more complicated.From landfills to liquidation warehouses, here’s where your returns really end up.”,”descriptionText”:”Many people think the online purchases they return for free end up being sold to another customer.But the truth is much more complicated.From landfills to liquidation warehouses, here’s where your returns really end up.”},{“title”:”Designers send fabric waste here for a second life”,”duration”:”03:37″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/style/2020/09/15/fabscrap-fashion-waste-recycling-project-planet-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”style/2020/09/15/fabscrap-fashion-waste-recycling-project-planet-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200915175139-fabscrap-2-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/style/2020/09/15/fabscrap-fashion-waste-recycling-project-planet-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”FABSCRAP is a textile recycling nonprofit that works with designer brands like Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta and more to reuse excess fabric and decrease waste in the fashion industry.”,”descriptionText”:”FABSCRAP is a textile recycling nonprofit that works with designer brands like Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta and more to reuse excess fabric and decrease waste in the fashion industry.”},{“title”:”Electric road will power public buses in Tel Aviv”,”duration”:”01:02″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2020/09/22/electric-road-tel-aviv-buses-orig-jk.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2020/09/22/electric-road-tel-aviv-buses-orig-jk.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200922142411-electric-road-bus-tel-aviv-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2020/09/22/electric-road-tel-aviv-buses-orig-jk.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”A wireless electric roadway in Israel will power some public buses as part of a pilot program to test a new green transportation technology.”,”descriptionText”:”A wireless electric roadway in Israel will power some public buses as part of a pilot program to test a new green transportation technology.”},{“title”:”This food could change a cow’s contribution to the climate crisis”,”duration”:”01:40″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2019/10/07/climate-change-crisis-cow-methane-seaweed-study-beef-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2019/10/07/climate-change-crisis-cow-methane-seaweed-study-beef-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191007142322-clean-00-00-11-22-still002-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2019/10/07/climate-change-crisis-cow-methane-seaweed-study-beef-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Researchers at UC Davis have studied a way to potentially reduce the methane released by cows, lowering their contribution to the climate.”,”descriptionText”:”Researchers at UC Davis have studied a way to potentially reduce the methane released by cows, lowering their contribution to the climate.”},{“title”:”A drop in travel helps the planet.But there’s a catch”,”duration”:”04:11″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com“,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/travel/2020/08/31/pandemic-tourism-impact-project-planet-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”travel/2020/08/31/pandemic-tourism-impact-project-planet-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200903075928-dubrovnik-02-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/travel/2020/08/31/pandemic-tourism-impact-project-planet-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”With global travel largely on pause during the Covid-19 pandemic, some cities and companies see an opportunity to rethink tourism with the planet’s health in mind.”,”descriptionText”:”With global travel largely on pause during the Covid-19 pandemic, some cities and companies see an opportunity to rethink tourism with the planet’s health in mind.”},{“title”:”Teenager stages Arctic school strike for the climate”,”duration”:”01:23″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2020/09/25/arctic-school-strike-climate-jba-lon-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2020/09/25/arctic-school-strike-climate-jba-lon-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200925153658-arctic-climate-strike-greenpeace-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2020/09/25/arctic-school-strike-climate-jba-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”18-year-old Mya-Rose Craig sailed north of the Arctic Circle to conduct a school strike and raise awareness of Arctic ice loss.She was part of a Greenpeace mission to the region.”,”descriptionText”:”18-year-old Mya-Rose Craig sailed north of the Arctic Circle to conduct a school strike and raise awareness of Arctic ice loss.She was part of a Greenpeace mission to the region.
“},{“title”:”These were Biden’s campaign promises on the climate crisis”,”duration”:”01:34″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2021/01/13/joe-biden-on-the-climate-crisis-mh-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2021/01/13/joe-biden-on-the-climate-crisis-mh-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200925174605-trump-v-biden-card-climate-crisis-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2021/01/13/joe-biden-on-the-climate-crisis-mh-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”President Joe Biden has promised to act urgently on the climate crisis.His plans include returning the US to the Paris climate accord and working to move toward clean energy.”,”descriptionText”:”President Joe Biden has promised to act urgently on the climate crisis.His plans include returning the US to the Paris climate accord and working to move toward clean energy.”},{“title”:”How Covid-19 affects Africa’s wild animals”,”duration”:”03:18″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://crypto247.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/trendomatic/200411221005-07-brave-africa-safari-large-169.jpeg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/travel/2020/04/22/safaris-closed-poaching-increase-travel-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Safari operators say a lack of business has a secondary sinister affect on the animals in the African wilderness areas.”,”descriptionText”:”Safari operators say a lack of business has a secondary sinister affect on the animals in the African wilderness areas.”},{“title”:”What a father tells his son born during a pandemic”,”duration”:”02:30″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/opinions/2020/04/23/climate-change-environment-weir-son-opinion-orig-lr-dp.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”opinions/2020/04/23/climate-change-environment-weir-son-opinion-orig-lr-dp.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200424112012-bill-weir-son-being-born-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/opinions/2020/04/23/climate-change-environment-weir-son-opinion-orig-lr-dp.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”CNN Correspondent Bill Weir shares video of the moment his son was born and reads a letter to him about the current state of the world.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN Correspondent Bill Weir shares video of the moment his son was born and reads a letter to him about the current state of the world.”},{“title”:”How this meteorologist discusses a topic many avoid”,”duration”:”04:12″,”sourceName”:”Great Big Story”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.greatbigstory.com“,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2020/03/26/florida-meteorologist-project-planet-orig-gbs.great-big-story/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2020/03/26/florida-meteorologist-project-planet-orig-gbs.great-big-story”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200326092824-florida-meteorologist-project-planet-orig-gbs-00022320-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2020/03/26/florida-meteorologist-project-planet-orig-gbs.great-big-story/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Meteorologist John Morales has used the trust he’s cultivated with Miami citizens to broach a topic many avoid: climate change.Since Hurricane Maria, he has made it his mission to warn citizens about the dangerous effects of the climate crisis.”,”descriptionText”:”Meteorologist John Morales has used the trust he’s cultivated with Miami citizens to broach a topic many avoid: climate change.Since Hurricane Maria, he has made it his mission to warn citizens about the dangerous effects of the climate crisis.”},{“title”:”See man become first to swim in a supraglacial lake “,”duration”:”01:02″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2020/02/05/man-swims-glacier-climate-change-activism-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2020/02/05/man-swims-glacier-climate-change-activism-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200205104411-man-swims-through-glacier-lake-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2020/02/05/man-swims-glacier-climate-change-activism-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”A climate activist became the first person to swim through a supraglacial lake in order to raise awareness for climate change.”,”descriptionText”:”A climate activist became the first person to swim through a supraglacial lake in order to raise awareness for climate change.
“},{“title”:”This seaplane is entirely electric “,”duration”:”01:24″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2019/12/11/electric-seaplane-canada-lon-orig-na.cnn-business/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2019/12/11/electric-seaplane-canada-lon-orig-na.cnn-business”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191211103515-03-electric-plane-canada-1210-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2019/12/11/electric-seaplane-canada-lon-orig-na.cnn-business/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Harbour Air and MagniX, the two firms behind this electric plane, aim to have the first entirely electric seaplane fleet in the world.”,”descriptionText”:”Harbour Air and MagniX, the two firms behind this electric plane, aim to have the first entirely electric seaplane fleet in the world.”},{“title”:”These Adidas running shoes are 100% recyclable”,”duration”:”01:12″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:”https://crypto247.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/trendomatic/190419131739-adidas-recyclable-running-shoe-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2019/04/19/adidas-recyclable-running-shoes-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”The new Futurecraft.loop shoe’s design is made with sustainability in mind.Once the shoes are worn out, they can be recycled to make new ones.”,”descriptionText”:”The new Futurecraft.loop shoe’s design is made with sustainability in mind.Once the shoes are worn out, they can be recycled to make new ones.”},{“title”:”Meet the teen changing the game for climate change”,”duration”:”02:25″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com“,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2019/12/11/greta-thunberg-climate-activist-orig.cnn-business/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2019/12/11/greta-thunberg-climate-activist-orig.cnn-business”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191211130116-02-greta-thunberg-file-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2019/12/11/greta-thunberg-climate-activist-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/media/time-person-of-the-year-2019/index.html” target=”_blank”>Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg is Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019.u003c/a>The 16-year-old activist is known for holding world leaders accountable for their role in the climate crisis.”,”descriptionText”:”u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/media/time-person-of-the-year-2019/index.html” target=”_blank”>Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg is Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019.
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CNN’s Selina Wang reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Japan just recorded its earliest cherry blossom bloom in 1,200 years.Scientists warn it’s a symptom of the larger climate crisis.CNN’s Selina Wang reports.”},{“title”:”Our video streaming habits impact the planet.Here’s how”,”duration”:”05:27″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/03/24/video-streaming-environmental-impact-project-planet-lon-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/03/24/video-streaming-environmental-impact-project-planet-lon-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210325152524-video-streaming-still-3-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/03/24/video-streaming-environmental-impact-project-planet-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Watching Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube have exploded during the pandemic.
But streaming video has a growing and significant environmental impact that goes far beyond your tv or phone.”,”descriptionText”:”Watching Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube have exploded during the pandemic.But streaming video has a growing and significant environmental impact that goes far beyond your tv or phone.”},{“title”:”Do the 1990s hold the key to sustainable websites?”,”duration”:”03:44″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/04/22/environmental-impact-internet-project-planet-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/04/22/environmental-impact-internet-project-planet-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210426123037-video-thumbnail-90s-computers-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/04/22/environmental-impact-internet-project-planet-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”During Covid-19 lockdowns, internet use has skyrocketed, driving up energy use.Some website designers are championing simpler, more streamlined websites to combat this growing environmental impact.”,”descriptionText”:”During Covid-19 lockdowns, internet use has skyrocketed, driving up energy use.
Some website designers are championing simpler, more streamlined websites to combat this growing environmental impact.”},{“title”:”This Midwest city is becoming a safe haven for climate refugees”,”duration”:”08:11″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2021/04/12/where-to-live-climate-change-orig-me.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2021/04/12/where-to-live-climate-change-orig-me.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210409141330-sutter-duluth-7-large-169.jpeg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2021/04/12/where-to-live-climate-change-orig-me.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”The climate crisis is raising a question for millions of Americans: Is anywhere safe from the climate crisis? Some say this city is the new “climate refuge.””,”descriptionText”:”The climate crisis is raising a question for millions of Americans: Is anywhere safe from the climate crisis? Some say this city is the new “climate refuge.””},{“title”:”Discarded PPE filling up landfills and oceans”,”duration”:”03:34″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://crypto247.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/trendomatic/210416174320-ppe-ocean-waste-weir-pkg-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2021/04/16/ppe-plastic-hospital-waste-coronavirus-healthcare-weir-project-planet-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the shortage of PPE left many frontline healthcare workers painfully vulnerable.Now, the sudden mass production of PPE is adding to an already staggering amount of plastic waste in our landfills and oceans.CNN’s u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/bill-weir-profile” target=”_blank”>Bill Weiru003c/a> reports.”,”descriptionText”:”In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the shortage of PPE left many frontline healthcare workers painfully vulnerable.
Now, the sudden mass production of PPE is adding to an already staggering amount of plastic waste in our landfills and oceans.CNN’s u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/bill-weir-profile” target=”_blank”>Bill Weiru003c/a> reports.”},{“title”:”5 ways to cut your plastic waste”,”duration”:”01:30″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2018/10/03/eating-plastic-business-lon-orig.cnn-business/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2018/10/03/eating-plastic-business-lon-orig.cnn-business”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190226124227-eating-plastics-alt-thumbnail-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2018/10/03/eating-plastic-business-lon-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Each year we produce nearly 300 million tons of plastic and by 2050 there will be more of it than fish in our oceans.
Here are five things you can do to help reduce your plastic use.”,”descriptionText”:”Each year we produce nearly 300 million tons of plastic and by 2050 there will be more of it than fish in our oceans.Here are five things you can do to help reduce your plastic use.”},{“title”:”How to fix our food delivery trash problem”,”duration”:”02:31″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/03/19/reusable-takeout-containers-project-planet.cnn-business/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/03/19/reusable-takeout-containers-project-planet.cnn-business”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210319161030-reusable-takeout-containers-project-planet-03-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/03/19/reusable-takeout-containers-project-planet.cnn-business/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Billions of single-use takeout containers end up in landfills every year.New food delivery startup DeliverZero wants to change that with reusable containers.”,”descriptionText”:”Billions of single-use takeout containers end up in landfills every year.New food delivery startup DeliverZero wants to change that with reusable containers.”},{“title”:”Doing your laundry spills plastics into the ocean”,”duration”:”03:54″,”sourceName”:”CNN Style”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/fashion/2020/06/05/plastic-microfiber-laundry-solutions-oceans-project-planet-lon-orig.cnn-style/index.xml”,”videoId”:”fashion/2020/06/05/plastic-microfiber-laundry-solutions-oceans-project-planet-lon-orig.cnn-style”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200605120624-02-newcastle-marine-biologists-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/fashion/2020/06/05/plastic-microfiber-laundry-solutions-oceans-project-planet-lon-orig.cnn-style/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Fibers from synthetic clothing are one of the biggest sources of microplastic pollution.
Their effect on the marine environment may be devastating.”,”descriptionText”:”Fibers from synthetic clothing are one of the biggest sources of microplastic pollution.Their effect on the marine environment may be devastating.”},{“title”:”Apple started a $200 million fund to combat climate change”,”duration”:”02:50″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:”https://crypto247.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/trendomatic/210414145603-apple-event-2021-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/04/15/apple-lisa-jackson-climate-fund-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Apple aims to be carbon neutral by 2030.
Lisa Jackson, Apple’s VP of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives speaks to CNN’s Christine Romans about the tech giant’s environmental and social responsibilities.”,”descriptionText”:”Apple aims to be carbon neutral by 2030.Lisa Jackson, Apple’s VP of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives speaks to CNN’s Christine Romans about the tech giant’s environmental and social responsibilities.”},{“title”:”This glass could turn skyscrapers into power generators”,”duration”:”02:32″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2020/03/23/solar-glass-energy-project-planet-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2020/03/23/solar-glass-energy-project-planet-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200323155307-solar-glass-thumb-1-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2020/03/23/solar-glass-energy-project-planet-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”In the United States, buildings consume approximately 70% of the country’s electricity.But a breakthrough in solar glass could offset that demand by converting the windows of every building into solar panels.”,”descriptionText”:”In the United States, buildings consume approximately 70% of the country’s electricity.
But a breakthrough in solar glass could offset that demand by converting the windows of every building into solar panels.”},{“title”:”See how the climate crisis has impacted Earth”,”duration”:”03:56″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com“,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2021/03/25/earth-day-project-planet-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2021/03/25/earth-day-project-planet-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200421131936-earth-day-50-project-planet-thumb-1-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2021/03/25/earth-day-project-planet-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”In the past five decades, we haven’t made as much progress on protecting the environment as you might think.See how our planet has changed in the climate crisis.”,”descriptionText”:”In the past five decades, we haven’t made as much progress on protecting the environment as you might think.See how our planet has changed in the climate crisis.”},{“title”:”Meet SlothBot: the cutest robot fighting climate change”,”duration”:”01:34″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com“,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2020/08/14/slothbot-climate-change-robot-project-planet-nws-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2020/08/14/slothbot-climate-change-robot-project-planet-nws-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200701131028-slothbot-robot-actua-como-si-fuera-perezoso-vida-silvestre-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2020/08/14/slothbot-climate-change-robot-project-planet-nws-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Researchers at Georgia Tech have looked to an unlikely source for inspiration for a research robot: the humble sloth.
“,”descriptionText”:”Researchers at Georgia Tech have looked to an unlikely source for inspiration for a research robot: the humble sloth.”},{“title”:”In the energy capital of the US, the coal trains aren’t running”,”duration”:”09:21″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/01/21/gillette-wyoming-coal-energy-biden-me-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/01/21/gillette-wyoming-coal-energy-biden-me-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210122172045-gillette1-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/01/21/gillette-wyoming-coal-energy-biden-me-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Gillette, Wyoming, is the energy capital of the United States.And residents like Steve Gray fear it will become a ghost town under President Joe Biden.CNN contributor John Sutter asks: In the fight against the climate crisis, what do we owe the workers who have helped power America for decades? “,”descriptionText”:”Gillette, Wyoming, is the energy capital of the United States.
And residents like Steve Gray fear it will become a ghost town under President Joe Biden.CNN contributor John Sutter asks: In the fight against the climate crisis, what do we owe the workers who have helped power America for decades? “},{“title”:”Here’s where your ‘free’ online returns actually end up”,”duration”:”05:08″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:”https://crypto247.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/trendomatic/210128161114-02-online-shopping-returns-liquidators-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/01/29/free-online-returns-liquidation-industry-explainer-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Many people think the online purchases they return for free end up being sold to another customer.But the truth is much more complicated.From landfills to liquidation warehouses, here’s where your returns really end up.”,”descriptionText”:”Many people think the online purchases they return for free end up being sold to another customer.
But the truth is much more complicated.From landfills to liquidation warehouses, here’s where your returns really end up.”},{“title”:”Designers send fabric waste here for a second life”,”duration”:”03:37″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/style/2020/09/15/fabscrap-fashion-waste-recycling-project-planet-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”style/2020/09/15/fabscrap-fashion-waste-recycling-project-planet-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200915175139-fabscrap-2-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/style/2020/09/15/fabscrap-fashion-waste-recycling-project-planet-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”FABSCRAP is a textile recycling nonprofit that works with designer brands like Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta and more to reuse excess fabric and decrease waste in the fashion industry.”,”descriptionText”:”FABSCRAP is a textile recycling nonprofit that works with designer brands like Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta and more to reuse excess fabric and decrease waste in the fashion industry.”},{“title”:”Electric road will power public buses in Tel Aviv”,”duration”:”01:02″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2020/09/22/electric-road-tel-aviv-buses-orig-jk.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2020/09/22/electric-road-tel-aviv-buses-orig-jk.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200922142411-electric-road-bus-tel-aviv-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2020/09/22/electric-road-tel-aviv-buses-orig-jk.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”A wireless electric roadway in Israel will power some public buses as part of a pilot program to test a new green transportation technology.”,”descriptionText”:”A wireless electric roadway in Israel will power some public buses as part of a pilot program to test a new green transportation technology.”},{“title”:”This food could change a cow’s contribution to the climate crisis”,”duration”:”01:40″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2019/10/07/climate-change-crisis-cow-methane-seaweed-study-beef-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2019/10/07/climate-change-crisis-cow-methane-seaweed-study-beef-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191007142322-clean-00-00-11-22-still002-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2019/10/07/climate-change-crisis-cow-methane-seaweed-study-beef-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Researchers at UC Davis have studied a way to potentially reduce the methane released by cows, lowering their contribution to the climate.”,”descriptionText”:”Researchers at UC Davis have studied a way to potentially reduce the methane released by cows, lowering their contribution to the climate.”},{“title”:”A drop in travel helps the planet.But there’s a 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crisis”,”duration”:”01:34″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2021/01/13/joe-biden-on-the-climate-crisis-mh-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2021/01/13/joe-biden-on-the-climate-crisis-mh-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200925174605-trump-v-biden-card-climate-crisis-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2021/01/13/joe-biden-on-the-climate-crisis-mh-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”President Joe Biden has promised to act urgently on the climate crisis.His plans include returning the US to the Paris climate accord and working to move toward clean energy.”,”descriptionText”:”President Joe Biden has promised to act urgently on the climate crisis.
His plans include returning the US to the Paris climate accord and working to move toward clean energy.”},{“title”:”How Covid-19 affects Africa’s wild animals”,”duration”:”03:18″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://crypto247.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/trendomatic/200411221005-07-brave-africa-safari-large-169.jpeg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/travel/2020/04/22/safaris-closed-poaching-increase-travel-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Safari operators say a lack of business has a secondary sinister affect on the animals in the African wilderness areas.”,”descriptionText”:”Safari operators say a lack of business has a secondary sinister affect on the animals in the African wilderness areas.
“},{“title”:”What a father tells his son born during a pandemic”,”duration”:”02:30″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/opinions/2020/04/23/climate-change-environment-weir-son-opinion-orig-lr-dp.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”opinions/2020/04/23/climate-change-environment-weir-son-opinion-orig-lr-dp.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200424112012-bill-weir-son-being-born-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/opinions/2020/04/23/climate-change-environment-weir-son-opinion-orig-lr-dp.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”CNN Correspondent Bill Weir shares video of the moment his son was born and reads a letter to him about the current state of the world.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN Correspondent Bill Weir shares video of the moment his son was born and reads a letter to him about the current state of the world.”},{“title”:”How this meteorologist discusses a topic many avoid”,”duration”:”04:12″,”sourceName”:”Great Big Story”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.greatbigstory.com“,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2020/03/26/florida-meteorologist-project-planet-orig-gbs.great-big-story/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2020/03/26/florida-meteorologist-project-planet-orig-gbs.great-big-story”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200326092824-florida-meteorologist-project-planet-orig-gbs-00022320-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2020/03/26/florida-meteorologist-project-planet-orig-gbs.great-big-story/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Meteorologist John Morales has used the trust he’s cultivated with Miami citizens to broach a topic many avoid: climate change.Since Hurricane Maria, he has made it his mission to warn citizens about the dangerous effects of the climate crisis.”,”descriptionText”:”Meteorologist John Morales has used the trust he’s cultivated with Miami citizens to broach a topic many avoid: climate change.Since Hurricane Maria, he has made it his mission to warn citizens about the dangerous effects of the climate crisis.”},{“title”:”See man become first to swim in a supraglacial lake “,”duration”:”01:02″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2020/02/05/man-swims-glacier-climate-change-activism-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2020/02/05/man-swims-glacier-climate-change-activism-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200205104411-man-swims-through-glacier-lake-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2020/02/05/man-swims-glacier-climate-change-activism-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”A climate activist became the first person to swim through a supraglacial lake in order to raise awareness for climate change.”,”descriptionText”:”A climate activist became the first person to swim through a supraglacial lake in order to raise awareness for climate change.”},{“title”:”This seaplane is entirely electric “,”duration”:”01:24″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2019/12/11/electric-seaplane-canada-lon-orig-na.cnn-business/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2019/12/11/electric-seaplane-canada-lon-orig-na.cnn-business”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191211103515-03-electric-plane-canada-1210-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2019/12/11/electric-seaplane-canada-lon-orig-na.cnn-business/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Harbour Air and MagniX, the two firms behind this electric plane, aim to have the first entirely electric seaplane fleet in the world.”,”descriptionText”:”Harbour Air and MagniX, the two firms behind this electric plane, aim to have the first entirely electric seaplane fleet in the world.”},{“title”:”These Adidas running shoes are 100% recyclable”,”duration”:”01:12″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:”https://crypto247.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/trendomatic/190419131739-adidas-recyclable-running-shoe-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2019/04/19/adidas-recyclable-running-shoes-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”The new Futurecraft.loop shoe’s design is made with sustainability in mind.
Once the shoes are worn out, they can be recycled to make new ones.”,”descriptionText”:”The new Futurecraft.loop shoe’s design is made with sustainability in mind.
Once the shoes are worn out, they can be recycled to make new ones.”},{“title”:”Meet the teen changing the game for climate change”,”duration”:”02:25″,”sourceName”:”CNN Business”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com“,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2019/12/11/greta-thunberg-climate-activist-orig.cnn-business/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2019/12/11/greta-thunberg-climate-activist-orig.cnn-business”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191211130116-02-greta-thunberg-file-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2019/12/11/greta-thunberg-climate-activist-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/media/time-person-of-the-year-2019/index.html” target=”_blank”>Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg is Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019.u003c/a>The 16-year-old activist is known for holding world leaders accountable for their role in the climate crisis.”,”descriptionText”:”u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/media/time-person-of-the-year-2019/index.html” target=”_blank”>Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg is Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019.u003c/a>The 16-year-old activist is known for holding world leaders accountable for their role in the climate crisis.”},{“title”:”The recycling mistakes you’re likely making”,”duration”:”01:35″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com“,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2019/04/22/most-common-recycling-mistakes-am-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2019/04/22/most-common-recycling-mistakes-am-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160708145455-gettyimages-159316335-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2019/04/22/most-common-recycling-mistakes-am-orig.cnn/video/playlists/project-planet/”,”description”:”Some items that may seem right for your recycling bin actually aren’t, and it’s doing more harm than you might realize.CNN’s Allison Chinchar explains.”,”descriptionText”:”Some items that may seem right for your recycling bin actually aren’t, and it’s doing more harm than you might realize.CNN’s Allison Chinchar explains.”}],’js-video_headline-featured-1khbjup’,”,”js-video_source-featured-1khbjup”,true,true,’project-planet’);if (typeof configObj.context !== ‘string’ || configObj.context.length <= 0) {configObj.context = 'investing'.replace(/[()-]/g, '');}configObj.videoCollection = 'project-planet';CNN.VideoPlayer.getLibrary(configObj, videoHandler.getEventCallbackObject(), isLivePlayer, videoHandler.getMediaMetadataCallbacks());videoHandler.getCollectionCarouselElement().on('VIDEO_CAROUSEL_ITEM_CLICKED', CNN.VIDEOCLIENT.triggerSunrise);}});CNN.INJECTOR.scriptComplete('videodemanddust');JUST WATCHEDBitcoin has an energy problemReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH{"@context": "https://schema.org“,”@type”: “VideoObject”,”name”: “Bitcoin has an energy problem”,”description”: “According to one estimate, the process of mining bitcoins and keeping the network running uses more energy than Belgium in a year.CNN’s Clare Sebastian reports on the network’s vast energy usage.”,”thumbnailURL”: “https://crypto247.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/trendomatic/190207141811-01-bitcoin-file-exlarge-169.jpg”,”image”: “https://crypto247.news/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/trendomatic/190207141811-01-bitcoin-file-exlarge-169.jpg”,”duration”: “PT3M11S”,”uploadDate”: “2021-05-06T13:11:16Z”,”contentUrl”: “https://edition.cnn.com/videos/business/2021/04/14/bitcoin-energy-consumption.cnnbusiness”,”url”: “https://edition.cnn.com/videos/business/2021/04/14/bitcoin-energy-consumption.cnnbusiness”,”embedUrl”: “https://fave.api.cnn.io/v1/fav/?video=business/2021/04/14/bitcoin-energy-consumption.cnnbusiness&customer=cnn&edition=international&env=prod”} (30 Videos)Bitcoin has an energy problemThe climate crisis is taking these farmers’ most valuable resourceWhy researcher is concerned about Japan’s cherry bloomOur video streaming habits impact the planet.
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A new crypto called chia says it’s the eco-friendly alternative.Like most digital currencies, chia runs on a decentralized ledger system known as blockchain.But unlike bitcoin, chia, which was founded by the inventor of BitTorrent, claims it has a much smaller carbon footprint with its mining process of verifying and recording transactions.Chia logged its first trades this week, joining a crowded crypto scene at a time of frenzied investor interest in alternative digital assets.What is chia?Read MoreThe Chia Network created the coin in 2017 with a focus on the environmental implications of digital currency “mining” — the highly specialized, energy-intensive computing process that creates new coins by solving complex equations.The key difference between chia and other cryptos, according to its founders, is its “proofs of space and time” method of verifying transactions that utilizes unused disk space on users’ hard drives and is more energy-efficient than bitcoin’s “proof of work” model.The Chia Network was founded by Bram Cohen, who also invented the peer-to-peer file-sharing system BitTorrent, and has already won backing from prominent investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and Naval Ravikant.How does the process work?Every cryptocurrency has its own method for verifying transactions, typically by using the collective computer power of miners, who are paid for their help in cryptocurrency.
The chia mining process, which the Chia Network calls “farming,” relies on using empty computer storage space instead.Chia’s “proof of space and time” process allows network participants to show that they have been physically storing data over a certain period of time, according to Coin Market Cap.This doesn’t resemble the mining process of cryptocurrencies like ethereum, for example.In its current iteration, ethereum uses proof-of-work, which requires a massive amount of computer power to harvest and mine the decentralized coin.
The proposed ethereum 2.0, however, would use a proof-of-stake model, which is allegedly more energy-efficient.Part of the appeal of cryptocurrencies is that people can send or receive money without the involvement of traditional banks or government bodies, unlike a fiat currency controlled by a central bank.All transactions are verified and recorded by huge networks of computers, using a database called blockchain.Typically that process requires a huge amount of electricity to power those computers — some estimates put bitcoin mining’s carbon dioxide output as equivalent to New Zealand’s.Cohen told CNN Business he hopes to have chia listed on crypto exchanges soon, including Coinbase, the digital currency exchange that went public in April.Ready to ‘farm’?Chia is meant to be accessible.
“We’ve designed our software with the intention of it being usable by anyone who can use the internet,” Cohen told CNN Business.Since “farming” doesn’t require massive amounts of power, Cohen said “it can be done in a normal apartment.” The Chia Network has a blockchain transaction platform called Mainnet, which can be downloaded on the network’s website, chia.net.To start farming, you have to download the program to your computer and allocate a certain amount of space to the network through the user interface.”It involves completely normal hardware rather than super custom and expensive stuff,” Cohen said.
“Most people have some amount of unused storage space they can do it with already.” And since “farming” doesn’t use a ton of energy, you can fire up your laptop and get to work.Some other cryptocurrency mining processes, however, require complex machinery and will send your electricity bill through the roof.Bitcoin miners typically have to have their machines running 24/7 “to have the best odds of getting a return on the investment and maximize profitability,” digital currency economist Alex de Vries told CNN Business.Will it save energy?The chia “farming” process is a greener mining alternative, but it does still require electricity.When it comes to cryptos, “environmentally friendly” is a “relative term,” said Nick Spanos, CEO of Blockchain Technologies Corp, a software company.Computers need power to run, and natural resources are used to build hard drives, “much in the same way that electric vehicles and windmills still require too much resources to truly be environmentally friendly.””Plotting,” the process of creating files that are later harvested as part of the farming process, still uses computer hard drive space and CPU power, but it requires significantly less energy than what is required for the mining process for other proof-of-work cryptocurrencies..
