Exactly. It's like recycling. It lets people feel like they're doing something, raises prices, but doesn't actually achieve any of the objectives used to market

Exactly. It's like recycling. It lets people feel like they're doing something, raises prices, but doesn't actually achieve any of the objectives used to market it. If you want to reduce pollution, regulate it, cap it, and provide penalties for breaching limits that far outweigh the profits for cheaters. Simply taxing everything never changes behavior.