Democratic governments are inherently reactionary during times of crisis. There's never enough popular support until some kind of major event (oftentimes made u

Democratic governments are inherently reactionary during times of crisis. There's never enough popular support until some kind of major event (oftentimes made up) kicks up the popular sentiment sufficiently for politicians to actually get off their butts to do something. And there really hasn't been that kind of event for climate change (yet) - at least something that was clear and compelling enough that it rises above the constant "the sky is falling" fray that we're fed on a daily basis Pearl harbor --> WW2 10% inflation --> stopping quantitative easing (yes, this was still happening into early this year!!)