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Every single person I know that shows they “care” would be outraged if tax on fuel was sufficiently increased to curb their travel habits (e.g. instagramming from Bali with a paper straw).

Hence no politician gets voted in who can actually accomplish the goal of reducing energy and resources usage, because that’s not really what the populace wants. They want to continue consuming and continue feeling good about themselves.