They May Be Warming the Planet, Too.
Making the digital artworks requires colossal amounts of computing power, and that means greenhouse gases.
When Chris Precht, an Austrian architect and artist, first learned about nonfungible tokens, the digital collectibles taking the art world by storm, he was so enthralled, he said, he “felt like a little kid again.”
So Mr. Precht, who is known for his work on ecological architecture, was devastated to learn that the artworks, known as NFTs, have an environmental footprint as mind-boggling as the gold-rush frenzy they’ve whipped up.
“The numbers are just crushing,” he said from his studio in Pfarrwerfen, Austria, announcing that he was canceling his plans, one of a growing number of artists who are swearing off NFTs, despite the sky-high sums some have fetched at auctions. “As much as it hurts financially and mentally, I can’t.”
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Top story: Timetable rests on four key tests © Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock Boris Johnson is expected to announce the reopening of schools in England from 8 March.
Morning everyone. My name is Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this morning.
Boris Johnson will unveil the government’s roadmap to easing the coronavirus lockdown in England later today, with the reopening of schools on 8 March widely expected to be the first move towards some return to normality. In a hotly anticipated statement today, the prime minister is also tipped to announce that socialising in parks and public spaces with one other person will also be permitted from the same date. School sports will also be allowed to resume. The reopening of restaurants and non-essential shops is likely to be kept on hold, but two families or a group of six friends will