https://www.fi.se/en/published/presentations/2021/crypto-assets-are-a-threat-to-the-climate-transition--energy-intensive-mining-should-be-banned/''We therefore call for:
1. The EU to consider an EU-level ban on the energy-intensive mining method proof of work. There are other methods for mining crypto-assets, that could also be used for Bitcoin and Ethereum, that are estimated to reduce energy consumption by 99.95% with maintained functionality.
2. Sweden to meanwhile introduce measures that halt the continued establishment of crypto-mining production using energy-intensive methods.
3. That companies who trade and invest in crypto-assets, that were mined using the proof of work method, cannot be allowed to describe or market themselves or their activities as sustainable.''
''A ban on the proof of work mining method within the EU could be an important first step in a global move towards a greater use of more energy-efficient crypto mining methods.''
Edit:
Changed the topic
''Why are they against PoW?''
to
''They will try to stop Bitcoin''
- that is my opinion -
... or the topic could be:
The topic of this thread should be : "they wish they could stop Bitcoin"
Much better, I tend to agree with you.
Indeed, when bitcoin has been reaching its ATH , people have so many things to say and do so that they could stop its growth. But guess what, no matter how hard someone would try to destroy bitcoin, they just can't. Bitcoin already passed the test of time. It has withstood all the bad things thrown at it years back then and was able to survive the pinning down of other countries such as China who kept on trying to bring bitcoin down by imposing banning of anything related to crypto. But instead of totally declining, bitcoin just eventually bounced back after some backslash on its end. It didn't really went downhill and reached rock bottom. It managed to stop the dump and get back on the top like it usually does. You see, bitcoin is a strong coin.
Despite the efforts of declaring bans and such, it will still continue to exist. Bitcoin requires power and energy to be mined and we all know that. Hence, bitcoin mining is often done in areas which has low electricity cost to minimize the cost efficiently and at the same time, they try as much as they can to minimize the power consumption as well. That is why there are places that has been relying now on renewable sources of energy such as using geothermal energy to power the mining of bitcoin. That way, the pollution would be lessened and the power consumption would be minimal, resulting to saving little more portion of the production cost.
Sure, there are alternative ways to mine coins and we know for a fact that miners are already doing that to effectively harvest more positive results as well. I just can't see the point why bother to complain now when it was done all these years. After all, miners are also doing their best to switch from better ways which could impact the planet in less negative manner.