# Environmental and Climate-Related Impacts The Genesys Chain is being designed as an **energy-efficient blockchain**, relying on a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism rather than energy-intensive proof-of-work mining. This significantly reduces electricity consumption per transaction compared with traditional proof-of-work networks. Principal environmental and climate-related impacts associated with the GENES token and the Genesys Chain include:\ • **Electricity usage** of validator nodes and supporting infrastructure (data centres, networking equipment).\ • **Associated greenhouse gas emissions**, depending on the energy mix of hosting providers and validators. The Issuer will:\ • publish further information on these impacts, including data or estimates where available, in the MiCA-compliant crypto-asset whitepaper; and\ • encourage validators and infrastructure providers in the ecosystem to prioritise renewable or low-carbon energy sources. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://triolith.gitbook.io/genesis-engine-litepaper/about-genesis-engine/environmental-and-climate-related-impacts.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.