Local air pollution is a problem somewhat orthogonal to general carbon emissions/ecosystem damage that're far from where humans live. Both problems are importan

Local air pollution is a problem somewhat orthogonal to general carbon emissions/ecosystem damage that're far from where humans live. Both problems are important, but there's nothing wrong with recognizing that they're different harms. Reducing local air pollution is still a worthwhile goal to discuss without having to take on the task of making the entire modern economy less polluting. (For a historical example, consider the removal of leaded gasoline/paint)