The amount of energy consumed is a function of the price of the crypto. The more people who use Bitcoin the higher the demand (and hence price) for Bitcoin beco

The amount of energy consumed is a function of the price of the crypto. The more people who use Bitcoin the higher the demand (and hence price) for Bitcoin becomes, making it financially viable to pump even more computing power into mining for coins. You find it annoying that people bring up the energy consumption because you know you don't have a fix for it.