Daniel Batten | July 2023
How to use this article: Since the original GreenpeaceUSA article uses many of the arguments that are traditionally used by opponents of Bitcoin to argue that it is a net-environmental negative, this article serves as a useful counterpoint to share with any environmentally conscious person who may have encountered negative environmental messaging around Bitcoin, and is curious enough to seek context before forming their own viewpoint.
Context: In July 2023, GreenpeaceUSA published a report “Investing in Bitcoin’s Climate Pollution”. My rebuttal argues that the report recycles many already widely-debunked claims about Bitcoin, uses unsubstantiated fear about “what might happen” rather than evidence to influence readers, and repeatedly avoids important contextualizing information in order to present a skewed and in many cases false appraisal of Bitcoin.
Daniel Batten
