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Making industries/factories/companies accountable for environmental pollution is easier, logistically/politically/financially, than making individuals accountable. So yeah, people are shit and they want this but fixing the problem is easier if you go after the industry and tax the externalities. Plus it’s not so black and white. In my neighbourhood people want to make environmentally friendly choices but when you go to the market you’ll find no options without plastic packaging, food chains refusing to serve in my own metal containers etc etc.

In a similar vein, a majority in a country can choose to oppress the minority but that doesn’t mean government should let it happen because the people made the choice.