Perpetually being stuck in a cycle of implementing politically expedient but half-assed measures? See also: "oh no, there's too much plastic! let's uh... ban plastic straws!"
More like perpetually being stuck in a cycle of voter appeasement to get re-elected because they are “doing something”...
Not sure why the downvotes. It is not realistic for every country in the world to pass an equivalent carbon tax. The mining will just move to he locations with no (or lowest) carbon tax
So now what do we do about Bitcoin in the meantime?
Exactly as the commenter above proposes: "Change the subject"