Bitcoin mining has been criticized for its energy consumption but many operations are shifting to renewables.
Cherry picking, a lot of different activities go around the glove that lead to higher energy consumption and greenhouse gases.
if you give those articles importance you are just doing them a favor. I think governments went beyond that for now considering bitcoin becoming a strategic reserve for US.
Will Bitcoin eventually become a net positive for the environment through sustainable mining or will regulators use energy concerns to justify stricter control and bans?
I dont see any bans or anything happening, the number of miners in the world is limited and the energy they use is also limited not making any significant impact on the bills. Why would such regulators even care?