It's not just climate change. Roughly speaking there are three goals around environmental regulation: 1) preserving at least some nature and biodiversity. Not

It's not just climate change. Roughly speaking there are three goals around environmental regulation: 1) preserving at least some nature and biodiversity. Not much elaboration needed, we are causing a mass-extinction, some would like to limit the impact of that. And we profit from some of those species too 2) Climate Change. This one gets all the media attention, and it is a valid cause. Most Western countries are in a relatively good position in regards to impact of climate change, but even for us any dollar spent today to fight climate change will save us multiple dollars over the coming decades. We can deal with extreme weather and build better costal fortifications, but those things aren't cheap. Also nobody wants to deal with the upcoming migration crisis as poorer countries become ever less livable due to climate change 3) Imminent Health Concerns. European cities suffer from high concentrations of airborne particulate matter, primarily from residential heating and car exhaust that lingers in the air in densely built cities. This is the primary reason city centers become inaccessible to certain vehicle types and governments push for heat pumps. Particulates are linked to a range of health issues. Heart disease, respiratory infections, chronic lung disease, cancers, preterm births [1]. Sure, China is much worse, but that doesn't mean we can't make people's lives better and save on health care costs by reducing the amount of particulates we emit in densely populated areas 1: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9223652/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9223652/