Daniel Batten
ESG Analyst & Co-Founder, CH4 Capital · New Zealand
Daniel Batten is a New Zealand ESG analyst and ClimateTech investor, and co-founder and Managing Partner of CH4 Capital, a fund that uses Bitcoin mining to turn vented landfill methane into mitigated emissions. He is one of the most-cited voices debunking Bitcoin energy FUD, with data-driven research on mining's renewable energy mix and its methane-mitigation potential. A former software entrepreneur, he now works full time at the intersection of Bitcoin and climate.
At BTCHEL 2026
- The (real) energy that powers Bitcoin — Day 1, 15:20, Main stage
- Will AI eat Bitcoin mining's energy lunch? — Day 1, 15:50, Main stage
https://x.com/DSBatten · https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielsbatten/