Climate Activists Pressure Bitcoin to Follow Ethereum\'s Environmental Shift
The pressure is mounting on Bitcoin to address its environmental impact. As of Sept. 15, 2025, following Ethereum\'s successful "merge," climate activists have significantly intensified their efforts to push Bitcoin towards a more sustainable model. WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - As ethereum, the world\'s second largest cryptocurrency, dramatically cuts its climate pollution, environmental groups have intensified scrutiny and are demanding change.
The catalyst for this increased pressure is Ethereum\'s transition to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. 15 de sept. de 2025 With Ethereum officially running on a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) chain, climate change activists have increased their pressure on Bitcoin developers. This move has dramatically reduced Ethereum\'s energy consumption, leaving Bitcoin as the outlier.
15 de sept. de 2025 Ethereum’s energy-efficient ‘merge’ leaves bitcoin as lone cryptocurrency climate polluter while new $1M ad campaign, pressure on bitcoin investors to meet or beat the emissions reduction achieved by Ethereum. Now, Bitcoin faces mounting pressure to adopt a similar solution or face growing criticism.
Leading the charge is a coalition of environmental organizations. Environmental Working Group, Greenpeace has launched a petition dubbed “Change The Code; Not The Climate” campaign, calling on Fidelity investments to pressure them to use their influence. The campaign specifically targets major Bitcoin investors, urging them to advocate for a code change.
The "Change The Code; Not The Climate" petition, organized by Greenpeace and the Environmental Working Group, is gaining momentum. Greenpeace has started a petition urging Fidelity Investments to encourage Bitcoin to adopt the same energy-saving protocol as Ethereum, greatly reducing Bitcoin’s impact on climate 15 de sept. de 2025. The petition directly calls on Fidelity Investments to leverage its position to advocate for a switch in Bitcoin\'s consensus mechanism.
The goal is clear: 15 de sept. de 2025 As ethereum, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency, dramatically cuts its climate pollution, environmental groups have intensified pressure on bitcoin to meet or beat 15 de sept. de 2025 the environmental standards set by Ethereum. Whether Bitcoin will heed this call remains to be seen, but the pressure from climate activists is only expected to increase.