That is true! However, the reason that China and New York are doing this is to reduce their energy usage, PoW mining taking a lot of energy.

Personally, I find that China deserves credit for what they are doing in becoming more green. Over the past years they have introduced renewable energy into their electrical system, becoming one of the world's leaders in renewable energy, and it seems that the 2060 aim for carbon-neutrality will happen for China.