And this is why we're still "criminals" and "sinners" in the eco-left's eyes. All of this has little or nothing to do with ecology, and everything to do with the abolition of private property and personal freedom. If it isn't a government-imposed "solution", it doesn't matter. If it is a government-imposed "solution", then it's a "good thing" regardless of how ineffective (or even harmful) the measure is.
It's about control, not emissions.
Transfer payments.