Maybe.
Not everyone is a nerd who has a computer for the sake of having a computer. If the world doesn't go paperless then there would be less need to have a computer.
less PC/cloud reliance == fewer computers == less mining AND less energy spent both building and maintaining them.
The hole I see is possible advances in the future towards renewable energy sources such as solar or wind. That would leave mining which would be solved if biocomputers becomes a consumer reality and nano-technology advances.
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