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“No”. Energy usage is independent of transaction volume.

• iamacyborg 6y ago
  More folks wanting to participate, more folks buying and trading Ether, more transactions, more CO2.
  • randomhodler84 6y ago
    No, this is not true. Mining costs (in energy) are independent of: tx vol, tx complexity, ether cost and client versions. They depend only on global hashrate setting difficulty, to ensure block times.
    • iamacyborg 6y ago
      Folks aren't incentivised to mine a blockchain with little activity.
  • neiman 6y ago
    No, the amount of txs does not effect the CO2.