These "Bitcoin is using too much energy" articles are posted almost weekly here.

With all the great minds in the world, instead of fighting and complaining, why hasn't anybody come up with something better than Proof-of-Work to keep Bitcoin alive? Bitcoin is open source, if there is something that can keep the network secure without using all the energy, feel free to submit a bitcoin improvement proposal (BIP).

After all, if the world would agree and shutdown the Bitcoin network today, all the energy after all these years would "really" be wasted.