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Sustainability & MiCA Transparency
Casper is a Proof-of-Stake network with its energy use and carbon footprint independently measured by the Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute. Explore Casper’s six energy and greenhouse-gas indicators under the EU’s MiCA sustainability framework, as well as the methodology and measurement history behind them.
Energy & GHG Indicators
These are the six energy and greenhouse-gas indicators from CCRI's independent network assessment, reported using the official MiCA sustainability template.
Energy
42,222.94
kWh / year (network, annualized)
Energy
Modelled
36.13 %
share of consumption from renewables
Energy
0.0001
kWh per transaction
GHG Emissions
0
tonnes CO₂e
GHG Emissions
11.98
tonnes CO₂e
GHG Emissions
0.000032
kg CO₂e per transaction
* Indicators 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are derived from CCRI's empirical per-node power measurement. Indicator 2 (renewable share) is modelled from validator geography and regional grid mix, not directly metered — flagged above.
Network Assessment
CCRI's assessment measures real power draw at the node level, then scales it across the validating network to derive annualized electricity consumption and a carbon footprint using location-based grid intensity.
120
Validating nodes in the assessed network
42,222.94
Annual network electricity (kWh, measured)
0.2837
Grid carbon intensity (kgCO₂e / kWh)
11.98 t
Annual network carbon footprint (CO₂e)
*CCRI models per-node power as a base component plus a marginal component scaling with throughput (P = P_base + P_marginal × TPS), then sums per-node consumption across the validating set to derive network electricity; the carbon footprint applies the location-based grid carbon intensity of the validator set. The figures shown above reconcile directly — network electricity × grid intensity yields the stated carbon footprint (42,222.94 kWh × 0.2837 kgCO₂e/kWh ≈ 11.98 tCO₂e).
Why It's Low
Casper secures its ledger with the Zug consensus protocol, introduced in Casper 2.0 (Mainnet, May 2025), a Proof-of-Stake mechanism with Byzantine Fault Tolerance. There is no mining, no hash race, and no energy-intensive competition — validators reach deterministic finality through stake-weighted consensus, not raw computation.
Update Cadence
Sustainability metrics are only useful for diligence if they carry a date and a source. This page tracks CCRI's periodic re-measurement of the Casper Network.
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CCRI periodically re-assesses the live validator set. Casper has been assessed twice to date — an initial measurement in August 2024 and a second in May 2026.
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Each indicator is published with its measurement date so institutional and regulated-market counterparties can rely on a dated source of record.
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The underlying data is available programmatically through CCRI's Cryptocurrency Sustainability API for automated diligence and reporting workflows.
Governance & Compliance
The Casper Network's native token, CSPR, is issued by the Casper Association — a Swiss not-for-profit association — and is covered by a MiCA crypto-asset white paper detailing governance, risk, and sustainability disclosures.
This transparency surface complements Casper's broader institutional and RWA materials, giving buyers in the EU and other regulated markets a single, diligence-ready reference for environmental disclosures.
Issuer
Casper Association
Legal form
Swiss Verein (not-for-profit)
Registered seat
Zug, Switzerland
Regulatory framework
EU MiCA
Measurement partner
CCRI
Documentation
Everything a counterparty needs to verify the figures on this page, straight from the primary sources.
Casper's crypto-asset white paper under MiCA — governance, risk factors, and sustainability disclosures.
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Programmatic access to the underlying environmental measurement data for automated diligence.
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Casper's compliance-first infrastructure for institutions operating in regulated environments.
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