P2P Staking commits to carbon‑neutral operations for our stakers.
Here are the measures we take to achieve this:
Limit emissions as much as possible
The best waste is the waste you don’t create. Our first pillar is minimizing CO2 output.
We continuously organize and right‑size our architecture. This improves resource efficiency while ensuring redundancy and independence across each data center and provider.
For us, this means significant server cost savings without compromising hardware quality.
For users staking with our validators, it ensures competitive, sustainable commissions.
Our servers are hosted in France, Finland, and Canada, where hydro and nuclear power mixes keep CO2 intensity low.
CO2 intensity by country You can track real‑time carbon intensity via ElectricityMap.org. We use this data to monitor our servers’ consumption live. Even when providers claim 0% CO2, we base our footprint on the grid mix of the country where the servers are located.
Responsible practices
Thanks to our efforts, the direct carbon footprint of our validators is quite low.
However, to avoid greenwashing, the analysis must be holistic, not limited to server emissions.
Human activity required to deliver services—both at P2P Staking and among our suppliers—also generates CO2. Think of an employee commuting by car, for example.
P2P Staking is based in Montpellier, with offices accessible by public transport, notably electric trams. The metro area is expanding bike lanes and subsidizing e‑bike purchases.
We also encourage remote work. Operationally, our admins must be able to intervene 24/7.
This reduces travel‑related costs and emissions, even within the metro area.
For these reasons, our human‑side footprint is low.
Our suppliers’ (data centers) environmental footprint is less obvious. We work with market leaders that automate as much as possible.
As a result, human interventions are rare. For example, server delivery takes 120 seconds and is fully automated. We can order, use, and terminate a server without direct human involvement.
At the data center level, human‑activity emissions should be marginal compared to the servers themselves.
Carbon offsetting
As noted, most of our emissions come from the energy consumed by our servers.
For example, here is our calculated footprint from November 2022 to April 2023.
The February spike stems from the geopolitical context and, especially, exceptional maintenance across the French nuclear fleet in 2023. Under those conditions, our French data centers emitted more than usual.
That said, our average yearly emission is about 50 grams of CO2 per hour, or under 500 kg per year. P2P Staking was founded in 2022 and has emitted under 1 tonne of CO2 to date.
P2P Staking is contributing to a reforestation project with 15 trees, which will sequester 12.2 tonnes of CO2.
If you’d like to join us, explore options at https://ecotree.green/
In conclusion, P2P Staking positions itself as a responsible, environmentally conscious company, committed to reducing the impact of its activities and offsetting any residual emissions.
Our stance reflects a strong will to adopt ethical, sustainable practices aligned with the values of our users.