Indonesia, especially Jakarta is in a pollution emergency, Many say that this is caused by steam power plants where the fuel is coal. And, sadly I heard also on my social media local that this pollution is also caused by crypto-mining, I debated and rejected it opinion because crypto-mining in Indonesia is not much like other countries where their air is still clean today.
So what do you though, is crypto mining become a big problem of pollution?
The problem is not the method of energy consumption nor the consuming electrical device itself. The problem is very clearly that the energy is generated using coal as fuel. This is very cheap and very energy-rich. Jakarta should be investing more money into other ways to generate electrical power. Other countries have done so effectively. But I am guessing that Jakarta might not have the financial means to do this. Perhaps too much money is landing in the pockets of politicians instead?
Save a penny, make a penny.