Could Bitcoin emissions push global warming above 2 °C?

@article{Dittmar2019CouldBE,
  title={Could Bitcoin emissions push global warming above 2 °C?},
  author={Lars Dittmar and Aaron Praktiknjo},
  journal={Nature Climate Change},
  year={2019}
}
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