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Well it's not nothing, just because it's less than the big contributors. Transitioning 1.4 billion cars to electric is going to take a long time. I don't see the majority of cars transitioned within the next 30 years. Bitcoin is, as you said just burning of energy and can be replaced with coins that are a lot more efficient, within a much shorter timeframe. It seems like it's an incredibly easily reachable goal for politicians without hurting a lot of people, which is why I assume it's gonna happen.

Many times in climate change policy decisions has symbolism been more important than actual impact otherwise all cows would've transitioned to low methane producing food a while ago. Instead big western countries are making short flights illegal. These flights are producing no significant impact and yet they are made illegal for symbolism.

Though for Bitcoin I does trigger my own sense of wastefulness. Maybe it's jealousy.