All right, it is much more polluting than pressing down a button and printing money, so although many industries are much more polluting, there may not be such an easy alternative for many of them (fiat is not really an alternative, but "explain it to them").
I think that the spreading of that claim is the product of interest groups which are not specially interested in Bitcoin. Interest groups which practically don't get replied by crypto stakeholders, leading to the ignorance of the public.
Topic: Bitcoin mining is winning - page 2. (Read 233 times)
Bitcoin mining industry size is small in energy consumption to other industries. It won't be a big or biggest problem of green house gases, air pollution or climate change.
Debunking the "Bitcoin is an environmental disaster" argument
https://bitcoincleanup.com/
https://endthefud.org/energy
https://ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci/ghg/comparisons
Gold mining creates more MtCO2e per year than Bitcoin mining.
Debunking the "Bitcoin is an environmental disaster" argument
https://bitcoincleanup.com/
https://endthefud.org/energy
https://ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci/ghg/comparisons
Gold mining creates more MtCO2e per year than Bitcoin mining.
Bitcoin miners and data centers don't actually create pollution. They're not the ones causing the problem.
I mean — they technically do, though? But the issue is not the fact that Bitcoin mining creates pollution, but more of the fact that they totally over-exaggerate it as if Bitcoin mining was the main reason; but in fact its effect in the grand scheme of things is minuscule compared to other things.
I'm definitely no environmentalist, but I'm a bit certain that even if Bitcoin wasn't invented a decade ago, our environment would be little to no different.
Some people who don't like Bitcoin have been criticizing it. They say Bitcoin mining uses too much energy and harms the environment. But often, these critics are supported by other digital currency teams that want to beat Bitcoin.
Now Imagine a game where people are trying to win by looking good and saying they care about the environment. They're playing this game in politics. Recently, in New York State, they passed a rule to stop Bitcoin mining. They say it's because they want to stop using dirty fuels for energy (Avoid Pollution). Bitcoin miners and data centers don't actually create pollution. They're not the ones causing the problem. Instead of dealing with the real issue, some politicians are just trying to score points by targeting Bitcoin.
When politicians say one thing but the facts say another, it makes you wonder why they're not on the same page. But regarless Bitcoin mining is winning. Some politicians who don't get it might complain, but entrepreneurs, investors, and operators will keep making progress.
Now Imagine a game where people are trying to win by looking good and saying they care about the environment. They're playing this game in politics. Recently, in New York State, they passed a rule to stop Bitcoin mining. They say it's because they want to stop using dirty fuels for energy (Avoid Pollution). Bitcoin miners and data centers don't actually create pollution. They're not the ones causing the problem. Instead of dealing with the real issue, some politicians are just trying to score points by targeting Bitcoin.
When politicians say one thing but the facts say another, it makes you wonder why they're not on the same page. But regarless Bitcoin mining is winning. Some politicians who don't get it might complain, but entrepreneurs, investors, and operators will keep making progress.
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